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Welcome to PCH Over 25 Years of Service Est. 1989
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Welcome to PCHOver 25 Years of ServiceEst. 1989
32 Service Projects
Health
Education
Poverty & Homelessness
Special Needs
Large-scale Programs
Day of Service
Issues Awareness Week
Alternative Breaks
Non-profit Networking Night
Largest student-run, student-initiated community service organization in the nation
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
Staff Assistants
2015-2016 PCH Staff
Health Fairs
Meet your Health Fair Directors!
Ira Santos
Third Year Biology Major
Nia Ferrer
Third Year Psychobiology Major
Allen Huang
Fifth Year Physiological Sciences Major
Health Fair Email: [email protected]
●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.
Introduction to Health Fairs
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!! (8am-2pm)
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
Health fair internship application will be available after Holy Family Health Fair!
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
Hypertension Training
TBD
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
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
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 @ 7PM
Pre-Health Advising & Mentorship
Quarterly Pre-Health Panel
Graduate students (Medicine, Dentistry, etc)
November 19 @ 7 pm
Alumni Relations
Michelle Mendoza- 4th year Sociology Major- [email protected]
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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 (iOS and Android): http://my.yapp.us/EDBKD5
PCH Apparel
Fundraisers: raise money for other components
left to right: Jasmine Santos, Katrina Paras, Koichi Agapito
Boba and Banh Mi FundraiserWHAT: Our first Fundraiser for the quarter!
WHERE: Court of Sciences
WHEN: Week 3, Thursday Oct. 15th
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
Socials
AND MANY MORE!!!
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 [email protected]
(2) Sign and submit the Volunteer Liability Waiver: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glTlgaS2y79NyWUBKEuBArhg4UBvh-PVH6-AzdoaA30/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
Week 3: Fri, October 16
Thank you for coming and see you at our next meeting!
