SRO-CHIP Women’s Focus Group Monday August 1, 5:15-7:30 We are asking women in Chinatown about their thoughts on parent-child relationships and mental health. VHIO volunteers are welcome to sit it. Mt. Zion Clinic Saturday August 6, 9am-12pm 2330 Post Street
VHIO Brochure
If you are interested in joining VHIO as a volunteer or collaborating with our organization, please take a look at our new brochure. Click here for the inside and here for the outside of our 3-folded brochure.
Upcoming Health Fair for Children
Wu Yee Hospital needs our help screening children for height and weight measuring, vision screening, nutrition education. Although they are expecting many Chinese-speaking patients, it is a good opportunity for all language groups to gain basic clinical health fair experience
Korean Outreach Update
We are continuing to volunteer at monthly KCHS clinics. The BMI/BP clinic takes place at the recently established Oakland Senior Center. The Hep B vaccination clinic has been focusing on outreach to recruit more patients. It seems difficult for Koreans
July 2011 Events
Past events will now be archived here each month. Mt. Zion Clinic No July Clinic Chinatown Public Health Center Saturday July 9, 9am-12pm 1490 Mason Street at Broadway Hep B Health Fair Saturday July 23rd, 1pm-4pm Interpreters (especially Cantonese) are
SF Hep B Collaborative Outreach
Due to low patient turnout at Mt. Zion hep B clinics, VHIO volunteers will help UCSF volunteers with flyering. We are targeting the Richmond area, which is a bus-ride away from Mt. Zion. Please help with these community outreach efforts
Hep B Clinic Outreach
Due to low patient flow, we are implementing new outreach efforts, including a Wong Fu video to target the younger population and contacting other hep B clinics in SF to set up collaborations. Please contact us if you can assist
June Events Updated
VHIO is volunteering at several events in June, many of which are in new topics like colorectal cancer and diabetes. All event details have been added to the Events page.
Diabetes Screening
VHIO has been asked to help with interpretation at Mt. Zion’s health fair on Saturday, June 18th from 11am-4pm. We will be collaborating with Operation Diabetes from UCSF to provide screening and counseling to diabetes patients. They are expecting a
VHIO Over the Summer
VHIO continues to help with regular hepatitis B clinics and outreach events over the summer. We will keep you posted with emails and website updates. We will also send a form soon to ask whether you will continue volutneering with