[for my pre-health/nursing/public health friends] ASAM Community Health Initiative Opportunity!!

[Teresa An]

Hi friends!

Hope yall have been enjoying the nice weather in addition to studying for all them midterms... 

I just wanted to let you guys know about this cool opportunity that the Asian American Studies department has offered to undergrad students interested in community service and public health. We will be working with the Bangladeshi community in West Philly by administering a community needs assessment, and offering basic blood pressure screenings as well as oral hygiene instruction. You can sign up for a 2-hour shift for any of the three days that they listed below (3/26, 4/2, 4/9) on the google form! 

I've signed up to volunteer on April 9th so it'd be fun to volunteer with a friend :D It'll be a great opportunity for nursing / pre-med / public health (or non-health!) students to flex their ~blood pressure taking skillz~ but also to serve our neighbors through our academic and professional passions. 

Let me know if you're interested in signing up or don't hesitate to ask me any questions about this at all! Happy Thursday!

Best,

Teresa 

The Bangladeshi Community Health Initiative

A team of dental, nursing, medical, and undergraduate students in partnership with the Asian American Studies Community Service Corps is beginning to establish a relationship with the Bangladeshi community in West Philadelphia by conducting a community needs assessment and providing oral health information. 

Volunteering with the Bangladeshi Community Health Initiative (BCHI) is a unique opportunity to follow a public health project from its initial stages. Participants can improve on their medical interviewing skills, engage the community clinically as the project becomes more established, and collaborate with students in other Penn schools. Students at the Wharton School of Business and the Graduate School of Education are also engaged with this community center, known as Moder Patshala (link provided below with more information).

When: Saturday 3/26, 4/2, 4/9 for 2-hour shifts between 1:00PM-5:00PM

Where: 4416 Market Street at Moder Patshala

What:

- Verbally administer the community needs assessment (a 15-minute survey, basic questions regarding last dental visit, last medical visit, etc.) 

- Providing basic oral hygiene instruction

- Performing blood pressure screenings and providing health education

Sign up for any 2-hour shift at http://goo.gl/forms/IbLa3KoD82. We need 3-5 volunteers each day.

Please see the attached flyer and contact Christian Perucho at cper...@nursing.upenn.edu or Nishat Shahabuddin at nis...@upenn.edu for more information.