VCH Spring Week 5 GM:

Cancan Party!
 Upcoming Events
Week 6 Thursday (5/5) Hypertension Training
- 7-9 PM at NRB 132
- Get certified to perform blood pressure screenings at future health sites
and health fairs! (Up to 2 years)

Week 6 Saturday (5/7) Special Site at Shower of Hope

- Assist with preparation and cleaning of showers for people facing
homelessness in the K-town community

Week 6 Sunday (5/8) Health Site at Asian Garden Mall

- Provide free BMI, vision, handgrip, and hypertension screenings to patients!
 Relay for Life
Relay for Life is an annual fundraising event and walk held by the American
Cancer Society aimed to celebrate and honor loved ones who have faced/are
facing cancer

What: Fundraising donations and activities during the day of!

When: Week 8 Saturday (5/21) at Drake Track and Field Stadium

More details and sign-ups will be released at our Week 7 GM

 Bánh Mì + Boba
Fundraiser
Week 7 Thursday, May 12, 2022
10AM-2PM
Court of Sciences

Sign-ups will open

at the end of today’s meeting!
 Spring Health Fair Recap
● 228 patients served!
● 60% of patients do not speak
English well or do not speak English
at all
● 76% have an annual income less
than $30,000
● 31% are uninsured
● 20.7% diabetic & 26.7%
pre-diabetic
● 50% anemic
● 8.3% with high cholesterol &
19.3% at risk for high cholesterol
● 46.3% have hypertension &
23.8% at risk for hypertension
Volunteer of the Week - Blanca Henriquez
“The reason I joined was because I heard from a
friend that Spanish translators were needed for
events such as the health fair. I am a native Spanish
speaker and know what it's like to need a translator
and how much I use to appreciate those people.
Now I get to help others the same way I was once
helped. I love that VCH does events such as the
health fair because knowledge is power especially
when it comes to your health. They all left with more
knowledge about their health than what they first
came in with. My favorite part of the health fair was
getting to talk to people and help out and translate
things to people who only spoke Spanish.”