VCHCONNECTIONS Health is Gold.

Sức Khỏe Là Vàng | Spring ’19

Overview of Events
∙ Winter 2019 Health Fair @
Westminster Rose Center
∙ Health Fair Statistics
∙ Winter Recap of Events
∙ Special Sites
∙ Volunteer of the Quarter
∙ Upcoming Spring Events
∙ Message to our Alumni
VCH is funded by Community
Activities Committee (CAC) and is
a proud member of the USAC
Community Service Commission
(CSC).
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Thank you to all of our volunteers and providers for all your
help last quarter! We are extremely grateful to everyone's help as
our health fair could not have been as successful as it was without
our collaborators and providers. Thank you to: The City of
Westminster, Westminster Rose Center, Mayor Tri Ta,
Councilmember Sergio Contreras, Councilmember Kimberly Ho,
Community Service Commission (CSC), UCLA Vietnamese Dental
Student Association, Western University Optometry Lions Club,
Western University Vietnamese Student Association, Dr. James
Tran, Sigma Theta Tau - Iota Theta Chapter, ADOC Medical Group,
NAPAFASA, Compassionate Service Society, Regional Center of
Orange County, Every Woman Counts, Healing Hands for
Humanity, CalOptima, and Southland Integrated.

Winter 2019 Health Fair at Westminster Rose Center

For our Winter health fair, our 77 volunteers were pleased to serve over 350 patients. This is by far
one of our most successful health fairs! Through our collaborations with providers, VCH was able to
provide screenings such as vision, dental, glucose, cholesterol, hearing, hemoglobin and many more
services to help alleviate some of the health disparities within the Vietnamese and Hispanic
communities. We would not have been achieve this level of success without the support of our
providers and compassion of our volunteers. 

 HEALTH FAIR STATISTICS
Compared to California State
Total Number of Patients
362 Patients Statistics (California Health Interview
Screened
Survey 2016)

Average Age of Patients 61-64 years old –

13.3 – Pre-Hypertension 28 – Adults Diagnosed with High Blood

At Risk for Hypertension
56.7 – Hypertension Pressure
32.4 – Borderline
At Risk for High Cholesterol 22 – Adults with High Cholesterol
12 – High Cholesterol

49 – Pre-Diabetic 22 – Adults Diagnosed with Borderline

At Risk for Diabetes
39 – Diabetic Diabetes or Diabetes

Hemoglobin 68.5 – Abnormal Levels –

9.7 – Exp. Language Adults Who Delayed Care

Barriers to Health Care Access Barrier 4 – Due to Cost/Lack of Insurance
16.1 – Have No Insurance 44 – Due to Di culty Understanding Doctor

Median Annual Household Federal Poverty Leve (FPL)

$10,000 – $20,000
Income $24,600 – 4-Person Household

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. AskCHIS 2016. Available @ http://ask.chis.ucla.edu
http://familiesusa.org/product/federal-poverty-guidelines (2017)
 WINTER QUARTER RECAP
Health Sites Tet Festival
Asian Garden Mall OC Fair and Event Center

This quarter, our volunteers were
able to serve over 106 patients at
Asian Garden Mall in Westminster.
Through our 4 successful health sites
during weeks 3, 4, and 7, We were
able to offer basic health screenings
such as hypertension, vision, and
BMI to our service recipients.
VCH had a booth at the UVSA
annual Tet Festival this quarter.
Volunteers brought handmade
educational games that were made
by this year’s internship class. Not
only was our booth fun, it also
educated the youth about their
health. In addition, hypertension
screenings were offered.

VCH INTERNSHIP
UCLA
This Winter Quarter, VCH Interns were
able to see the inner workings of VCH
by participating in staff meetings,
creating presentations, brainstorming
and contributing their own ideas.
Thank you all for taking on a bigger
role in this organization!
 VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER

Thank you Jose for

always going above
and beyond for
VCH!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Upcoming Events for Spring ‘19
• General Meetings • Week 5 GM Health Careers
• Wednesdays, Odd Alumni Panel
Weeks • Wednesday, Week 5
• Health Sites • Special Site – Shower of
• Saturday, Week 2, 3 Hope
• Sunday, Week 1, 2, 7 • Saturday, Week 5
• Spring Health Fair
• Special Site – Relay for Life
• Saturday, Week 4
• Saturday, Week 5
• Quarterly Fundraiser
• Tuesday, Week 7
 SPECIAL MESSAGE TO OUR ALUMNI

You can get your story posted on our website!

We are recruiting information from our alumni to learn about the
impact of VCH on their lives and where they are now. If you are
interested in providing some insight to be displayed on our
website, please fill out the form below.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS

OUR GOOGLE FORM

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Upcoming Events for Winter ‘19
• General Meetings
• Wednesdays, Odd Weeks
• Health Sites
• Saturday, Week 7
• Sundays, Week 3, 6, 7
• Special Site – OPICA Adult Day Care
• Fridays, Week 4 & 6 (Tentative)
• Special Site – Kid’s Carnival
• Sunday, Feb 3rd
• Special Site – Project WILD
• Saturdays, Week 4 & 8
• Winter Health Fair
• Sunday, Week 8 ADD US: VCH - Vietnamese Community Health
• Quarterly Fundraiser 

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