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FY 2015
Estimate
FY 2014
FY2013
FY2012
FY 2011
FY2010
Casa de Amigos
Community
Diabetes Education
Program
Health Benefit
Resource Center
Multicultural Health
Awareness and
Prevention Center
453,618
406,460
474,159
401,479
392,639
Yes
0
0
367,013
134,563
341,093
134,563
291,784
130,644
294,388
126,620
272,671
122,810
No
No
646,210
443,126
440,506
428,789
431,750
No
454,590
511,068
417,977
394,182
347,438
No
Status of St. Vincent Medical Center Community Benefit Programs as of May 31, 2015
Asian pacific Liver Center: focuses on education, early detection and surveillance of chronic hepatitis B patients, treatment of
hepatitis B and its complications, and clinical research to advance knowledge about this disease.
Casa de Amigos: A values driven, family focused community center offering free academic assistance, music, art and computer
instruction, sports, recreational activities and mentoring for at-risk youth and their parents. Services also include health education
and screenings, insurance enrollment and social service referral assistance.
Community Diabetes Education Program: Provides free bilingual and culturally competent diabetes education and screening to atrisk children and adults and assists both pre-diabetic and diabetes patients in the management and control of their chronic disease.
Health Benefits Resource Center: a son-stop venue providing enrollment assistance, information and referrals for uninsured lowincome residents. It also educates residents about the Coveded California program and has launched a legal services program.
Multicultural Health Awareness and Prevention Center: offers free bilingual health information, education and screening for at-risk
populations with a focus on breast and cervical cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. The program targets vulnerable people
in the Asian Pacific Islander and Latino communities. MHAP conducts a major annual community health fair and four mini health
fairs and participates in 20 additional community health fairs yearly. It also conducts educational conferences to heighten
awareness among key community stakeholders about important health issues.