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Final Project Milestone One: Overview HCM-415

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Final Project Milestone One: Overview HCM-415

Summary and Challenges

Asian Health Services, or AHS, was established in 1974 in response to the Asian

population's demand for linguistically and culturally appropriate treatment ("Asian Health

Services", 2021). AHS is now a publicly designated health center with three patient-centered

nursing residences, two school-based health centers, one integrated mental healthcare access

facility, and two dental treatment centers. Consequently, almost all of the area's Asian low-

income uninsured and underinsured clientele benefit from the organization and its products.

The objective of Asian Health Services is to promote Asian immigrant and refugee

patients' overall interests and access to medical treatment solutions. Servicing the community

members and providing them with the care they require has always been a challenge for the

institution due to its mission and vision assertions. One issue they have is a dearth of financing,

which prevents them from paying physicians, therapists, as well as other healthcare workers. An

additional challenge for the institution is the changing demographics of the community, with

older individuals requiring more medical services as they grow old and fresh refugees joining the

community as well as established inhabitants leaving the community.

AHS Values, Mission and Vision

AHS is a medical establishment that takes pleasure in offering medical care to individuals

in the local community who do not have other alternatives for medical services ("ASIAN

HEALTH SERVICES – Health Care for All. Advocacy for the Underserved.", 2021). Its mission

is to support and lobby for the clinically disadvantaged, notably the Asian expatriate and refugee

communities, and guarantee that all people have equitable access to quality healthcare

irrespective of their status, insurance privileges, accent, or ethnicity ("Our Mission – ASIAN
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HEALTH SERVICES", 2021). Furthermore, AHS's overarching vision is to augment significant

exposure and patient outcomes for culturally and linguistically heterogeneous Asian patients and

family members by rendering more resilient, affordable, and culturally acceptable solutions for

the Asian community.

Asian Health Services is part of the growing and evolving community. It contends against

for-profit institutions, which have a lot of resources and can afford superior technology and

advertising and promotion, which translates to more patients. The situation got more difficult

once the Affordable Care Act was implemented because individuals and groups now had access

to health insurance programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. Furthermore, this shift would have

adverse implications on their finances since some revenue comes from Medicaid or Medicare

programs. In addition, the AHS seems to have become a significant concern for individuals in

the local community who want medical attention but cannot pay it ("Filipinos Face Many

Challenges by Alma Olaguer", 2021). Consequently, it has a reputation for reaching out to

individuals who are subject to discrimination. As a result, its values, mission and vision are

focused on ensuring that everyone in their community has access to remarkable healthcare.

The values, mission and vision of AHS have an influence on the institution since it must

come up with new approaches to match its aspirations of how it should support its community

members. One strategy it has accomplished this is to raise public consciousness about the

personal care industry, which many of their patients engage in, since the constituent chemicals,

such as the volatile organic compouds (VOCs) when breathed, maybe pretty hazardous

("Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)", 2021). Ultimately, it understands that patients must

always come foremost and that assisting them is exceptionally crucial. That involves being

capable of interacting with them, delivering exceptional healthcare, and advocating on behalf of
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the public with the authorities for improved legislation, particularly in regards to carcinogens in

cosmetics products. As a result, while it may appear to be a minor gesture, it establishes rapport

with the Asian community and demonstrates that AHS is committed to fulfilling their

expectations.
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References

Asian Health Services. Chcchronicles.org. (2021). Retrieved 3 November 2021, from

www.chcchronicles.org/explore/asian-health-services.

ASIAN HEALTH SERVICES – Health Care for All. Advocacy for the Underserved.

Asianhealthservices.org. (2021). Retrieved 4 November 2021, from

www.asianhealthservices.org/.

Filipinos Face Many Challenges by Alma Olaguer. Asianhealthservices.org. (2021). Retrieved 3

November 2021, from www.asianhealthservices.org/filipinos-face-many-challenges-by-

alma-olaguer/.

Our Mission – ASIAN HEALTH SERVICES. Asianhealthservices.org. (2021). Retrieved 3

November 2021, from www.asianhealthservices.org/our-mission/.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Usgs.gov. (2021). Retrieved 4 November 2021, from

www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/volatile-organic-compounds-vocs.
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