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Presented as a poster, "SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages," at the National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability in partnership with the Office on Women's Health and the Office of ...
The organization steadily grew with the Asian American population increase following the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and was able to expand its services. Into the 21st century, the Center for Pan Asian Community Services has approximately 100 staff and serves over 30,000 people of all ethnic and racial groups annually.
[4] Additional research studies have found that both in-patient and out-patient hospital resources have extremely low rates of utilization by Asian Americans compared with all other ethnicities. [2] This low utilization is the case despite Asian Americans having higher than or comparable rates of mental illness to white Americans. [ 12 ] "
Some of these activists founded Asian Health Services, a Community Health Center that strives to provide affordable, accessible healthcare to immigrant (mostly Asian) communities in the Oakland area. Asian Health Services focuses its work largely on serving those who are historically marginalized (communities of color, non-English speaking ...
Some patient portal applications enable patients to register and complete forms online, which can streamline visits to clinics and hospitals. Many portal applications also enable patients to request prescription refills online, order eyeglasses and contact lenses, access medical records, pay bills, review lab results, and schedule medical ...
The Asian Pacific Development Center is a non-profit organization assisting Asian immigrants in the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area.Founded in 1980 to provide outpatient mental health therapy and counseling, it expanded its offerings a few years later to include acclimation assistance including classes in English as a second language, job placement, and youth activities.
San Francisco Community Health Center, formerly known as Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center [1] and commonly known under that former name as "API Wellness Center", is a United States nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides multicultural health services, education, research, and policy organization.
Asian American people tend to receive less mental health care and psychotherapy services when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. [9] [10] Among the Asian Americans who sought mental health help, delays in initiating the treatment sessions are common. The average time of delay is significantly longer than those observed in cases of ...