     
Rx Outreach:
Express Scripts is spinning off Rx
Outreach, a non-profit prescription assistance program. Please check it out! The
only qualification is that the member have an income up to 3 times the federal
poverty level (http://www.rxoutreach.com/)
Agencies for Home Healthcare
and
Interpreter Services to AAPI Communities
Health Related Priorities of AAC
in 2010
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Dayton International Festival health
screening in May 2010,
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Asian Cultural Festival Health Fair in
August 2010,
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Collaboration with Dayton Council on
Health Equity and OAAHC in collection of health status data for Asian
American community\ies in the Greater Dayton area,
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Providing support and leadership to the
Asian American Youth Council of Dayton (AAYCD) group.
Time to Chart a New
Course?
Abstract:
Little progress has been made over the last 40 years to
eliminate the racial/ethnic differences in incidence,morbidity, avoidable
suffering, and mortality from cancer that result from factors beyond genetic
differences. More effective strategies to promote equity
in access and quality care are urgently needed because the changing
demographics of the United States portend that this disparity
will not only persist but significantly increase. Such
suffering is avoidable. The authors posit that culture is a prime factor in the
persistence of health disparities. However, this concept
of culture is still poorly understood, inconsistently defined, and ineffectively
used in practice and research. The role of culture in the
causal pathway of disparities and the potential impact of culturally
competent cancer care on improving cancer outcomes in ethnic
minorities has, thus, been underestimated. In this
article, the authors provide a comprehensive definition of culture and
demonstrate how it can be used at each stage of the
cancer care continuum to help reduce the unequal burden of cancer. The authors
conclude with suggestions for clinical practice to
eliminate the disconnection between evidence-based, quality, cancer care and its
delivery to diverse population groups. CA Cancer J Clin
2010;60:12–39. ©2010 American Cancer Society, Inc.
New Option - Medicare and You
Handbook
New in 2009 the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Service is happy to bring to Medicare beneficiaries an
electronic option to getting their Medicare and You handbooks each year.
In an effort to go green and save
tax payer dollars starting this fall all Medicare beneficiaries that sign up on
http://www.mymedicare.gov/by May 31, 2009 will get their Medicare and You books
electronically.Those that miss the cut off date can still sign up but will get
their books electronically starting fall of 2010.
Below are links to the promotional
flyers in 8x10 and 11x17. We have developed different versions to reach specific
audiences. To view: Simply copy and paste in your the links below and wait for
the file to download.
We encourage you to print, display,
and promote this new improved option for those who are interested. As always, we
appreciate your efforts to assist Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/AeHB8x11.pdf
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/AeHB11x17.pdf
Health Seminars on April 11 and
18, 2009
(Feel free to download the flyer
in
PDF or
JPG format!)
Speakers: Dr. Saklayen
and Ms. Ricafort
Asian American
Council-Dayton & Ohio Asian American Health Coalition is sponsoring two
health seminars in April 11 & 18, 2009.
Feel free to download and use the flyers in PDF and Picture!)
The target population for
the health seminar is lay people, to help them understand their risks
for heart disease and diabetes.
The seminars are free and open to everyone.
Participants will receive a pedometer and be entered into raffle
drawings.
Dr. Saklayen and Ms.
Ricafort are dynamic speakers
who are committed to improve health of people
and spend numerous hours volunteering their time and services.
Health Workshop on Saturday, April
18, 2009
With the Speaker: Ms. Ricafort
(Feel free to download the flyer
in
PDF or
JPG format!)
Sponsored by
Asian American
Council-Dayton & Ohio Asian American Health Coalition
Funded by
Ohio Commission on Minority Health (OCMH)
The target population for
this workshop is lay people, to help them understand their risks
for diabetes.
The seminars are free and open to everyone.
Participants will be entered into raffle
drawings.
Ms. Ricafort is a dynamic
speaker
who is committed to improve health of people
and spend numerous hours volunteering her time and services.
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