Welcome to PCH Over 25 Years of Service

Welcome to PCH Over 25 Years of Service Est. 1989

Largest student-run, student-initiated community service organization in the nation 32 Service Projects Large-scale Programs Health Day of Service Education Issues Awareness Week Poverty & Homelessness Alternative Breaks Special Needs Non-profit Networking Night

PCH: Our Mission With the health field as its outlet for service, Pilipinos for Community Health (PCH) at UCLA has constantly advanced its efforts to educate and provide health services to disadvantaged communities. Through its three main components, PCH serves various groups at the university, local, and international levels in hopes of helping the community make wise health decisions and providing members with valuable learning experiences.

PCH’s Components Health Fairs Medical Outreach Preventive Health Senior Smiles Member Relations Alumni Relations Pre-Health Advising & Mentorship 2015 -2016 PCH Staff

Health Fairs Meet your Health Fair Directors! Ira Santos Third Year Biology Major irapaulinesantos@gmail. com Nia Ferrer Third Year Psychobiology Major ferrnia@ucla. edu Allen Huang Fifth Year Physiological Sciences Major

Introduction to Health Fairs ● We provide health education and a variety of services to underprivileged communities in Los Angeles. ○ Our services include glucose and cholesterol, BMI, bone density, dental, vision, mammogram, hypertension prevention, nutritional guidelines and more! Continue to maintain strong relationships with the communities that we serve year after year.

What’s Coming Up? Holy Family Health Fair in Artesia, CA Flyering on Oct. 24 & 25 Volunteer Orientations on Nov. 10 & Nov. 12 Set-up on Nov. 14 HEALTH FAIR on Nov. 15!! (8 am-2 pm) Our Lady of Peace Health Fair in North Hills, CA HEALTH FAIR on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day!! Healthy Tayo Health Fair in Panorama City, CA Date: TBA, Spring Quarter

Preventive Health ● Increase awareness of major health problems, such as high blood pressure and obesity, prevalent in Pilipino communities of the greater Los Angeles area ● Go to Seafood City in Carson or Panorama and offer free blood pressure screenings and body mass index measurements ● Provide trainings to take blood pressure every quarter

Preventive Health Carson City October 10, Sat Week 2 October 17, Sat Week 3 November 07, Sat Week 6 Panorama City October 24, Sat Week 4 November 14, Sat Week 7 November 21, Sat Week 8

Senior Smiles What we do: -Visit seniors on a weekly basis to give them company -Hold fun activities to do with the seniors to help stimulate cognitive thinking (decorating events, painting, board games, etc. ) Why we do it: -To make the seniors SMILE : D -⅓ of elderly population die with some form of dementia

Senior Smiles Belmont Village: -“Typical” senior home-Milder forms of dementia (but not always) - Orientation NOT required Westwood Manor: -Intimate setting. Gain “Bedside Manner” Skills -Residents range from mild to severe dementia -MUST attend orientation

Medical Outreach Mission: To help the impoverished communities in the Philippines who have little to no access to proper healthcare. What we do: Organize a medical mission to the Philippines Medical Outreach Banquet Why is it important: Raise awareness about the health care status of the Philippines. Provide hands-on experience and different perspective in health care. Learn more about the Filipino culture.

Medical Outreach Summer Mission/Immersion

Medical Outreach Banquet Raise money and awareness for the medical mission Will be held winter quarter!

Pre-Health Advising & Mentorship (PHAM) Apply to be a mentor or a mentee! Mandatory Mentor-Mentee Orientation: Wednesday, October 14 Application Due Date: Friday, October 16, 2015 by 11: 59 PM Mentor/Mentee Reveal Day: Thursday, October 22, 2015 @ 7 PM

Pre-Health Advising & Mentorship Quarterly Pre-Health Panel Graduate students (Medicine, Dentistry, etc)

Alumni Relations Michelle Mendoza - 4 th year Sociology Major - alumni. relations. pch@gmail. com What I do: - Foster relationships between alumni and PCH members. . . YOU!. . . How? ? ?

Alumni Relations - Provide networking opportunities - Create and send alumni newsletters with updates of PCH events

Staff Assistants Updating CSR (Community Service Record) Website and Blog: http: //pchatucla. weebly. com/ Mobile App (i. OS and Android): http: //my. yapp. us/EDBKD 5 PCH Apparel Fundraisers: raise money for other components left to right: Jasmine Santos, Katrina Paras, Koichi Agapito

Boba and Banh Mi Fundraiser WHAT: Our first Fundraiser for the quarter! WHERE: Court of Sciences WHEN: Week 3, Thursday Oct. 15 th WHY: Fulfill a requirement for Active Membership by volunteering for a shift, or just stop by for your boba fix (or hang out with us)! Look out for shift sign-ups in the newsletter!

Member Relations Connecting YOU to the best resources at PCH and UCLA through: newsletters socials volunteer records Active Member scholarship!

Active Membership Requirements 8 Volunteer Hours (ex: Health Fairs, Hype Site, Senior Smiles) 3 General Meetings (or equivalent: Study hours) 1 Fundraising Effort (or purchase PCH T-shirt)

Benefits!!! Pre-Health Panel Mentorship Program Alumni Networking Night Active Membership Scholarship Community Service Record

Volunteer Requirements and Application (1) HIPAA Privacy and Information Security Training: http: //hr. uclahealth. org/body. cfm? id=195 Please print the certificate and give it to a Preventive Health Director (Christine Calove or Benny Salvanera) or email your certificate to preventive. health. pch@gmail. com (2) Sign and submit the Volunteer Liability Waiver: https: //docs. google. com/document/d/1 gl. Tlga. S 2 y 79 Ny. WU BKEu. BArhg 4 UBvh-PVH 6 -Azdoa. A 30/edit? usp=sharing Executive Director (April Encarnacion, Rosheil Ramirez, or Gerard Sim) (3) Fill out this Volunteer Application

Upcoming Events Next Week Hypertension site in Carson Week 2: Sat, October 10 Week 3: Sat, October 17 Boba and Banh Mi Fundraiser Week 3: Thurs, October 15 Mentor-Mentee Orientation Week 3: Wed, October 14 Mentor-Mentee Application Deadline

Thank you for coming and see you at our next meeting!