Health Work Group

Lower San Antonio (LSA) Collaborative
March 5, 2003
3:00pm
Hismen Hinnu

Attendees: Francell Haskins, Page Tomblin, Sean Kirkpatrick, Kiersten Figurski, Maria Lemos, Jim, Jessica Pitt, Carmen Rojas

Announcements & Update

• Organizations
  • County is preparing for disaster relief/ emergency preparedness training. Information will be distributed to the collaborative by the County.
  • REACH 2010 Conference Report
• Collaborative
  • Should change the name of the new work group to “Community Health” rather than “Safety” work group because it more likely to cover physical health as well as physical health, economic health, and social health issues.

Promotoras Proposal Review

• Proposal
  • The role of the coordinator is essential to coordinate the work at the beginning of the process. The person should be bi-lingual.
  • Question about the qualification of the coordinator- Should they have a BA or the equivalent in experience?
  • Promotoras stipends should be raised to $3,000
  • Should consider drawing on technical assistance money to pay for Phillipa Barron’s time
  • Promotoras should be in charge of the health assessment.
• Budget

Community Health Assessment

• Questions for Katherine Quan
  • What are the most pressing issues affecting your clients?
  • What is not normally reported?
  • How are your clients accessing health services?
  • What do your clients do when someone in the family is ill?
  • Do your clients have health insurance?
  • Are your clients using traditional medicines?
  • What are the most important health assets in your community?
• Contacts
  • La Clinica
  • Samantha Blackburn
  • Family Life Resource Center
  • Lao Family ( Sean )
  • Public Health
  • Native American Health Center ( Diane )
  • Asian Health Center ( Jennifer Lee )
  • Asian Community Mental Health
  • Anchalee Kurutach
  • Reproductive Health ( Jennie Lim )
  • Lao Family ( Tafoo Saechaw )
  • Boun Ling
  • East Bay Vietnamese Association
  • Asian Pacific Psychological Services ( Sean )
  • Centro Juventud ( Maria Palacios )
  • National Latina Health Organization ( Lucia Alvarez & Maria Martinez )
  • Cambodian Community Development ( Lucy Dul )
  • Lao Family ( George and Christopher )
  • Alameda County Refugee Health Program
  • Arnold Perkins (may have a group of students available)

Next Steps

Follow-up/ Closing