- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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161 people are interested
Health Screenings Assistance
ORGANIZATION: Health Protection & Education Services
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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161 people are interested
Health Protection and Education Services and the diverse families we serve, benefit enormously from a variety of volunteer time and skills. Are you a doctor, nurse, EMT Medical Assistant, etc.? A future doctor or nurse? A born organizer? Do you have three hours per month to donate to help with health screening of clients? If you have the time, HPES will benefit from your talent. Health screenings are performed once per month (the third Saturday) at the University City Library from 9:00am - 11:30am.
You do not need to be a doctor or nurse, but we are mostly looking for medical professionals or those aspiring to the medical profession. Now needing a Dermatologist and RNs.
Serve refreshments: To those who have just completed their screenings, including those who have fasted for testing.
Provide information on healthy eating.
Education Program: Provide one-on-one information for clients preparing for a healthy life with brochures about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, exercise, etc.
Greet new and returning client.
Register clients.
Take Health Histories: Opportunity for trained medical professionals.
Perform screenings: BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, EKG, etc.
Provide an exit interview for those who have completed health screenings: MDs only
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About Health Protection & Education Services
Location:
6900 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Health Protection and Education Services (HPES) is to: 1) detect and prevent diseases; 2) refer clients to appropriate entities when needed; 3) educate clients on health lifestyles; and 4) educate medical trainees in preventative medicine.
Description
HPES operates as a 501(c)(3 )Corporation, which provides free health screening services and health education to the underserved and uninsured that live in targeted service areas in the St. Louis Area, where there is a dearth of medical facilities and private physician offices.
HPES clients are impoverished and are unable to obtain basic health maintenance services through the traditional healthcare system. Participants in our health screenings are primarily African American, Chinese and Korean. In addition, 25% of HPES clients are non-English speaking or have limited English proficiency. Our target group, due to racial, language and cultural barriers, finds it difficult to navigate the healthcare system.
Volunteer doctors include pediatricians, internists, surgeons, an audiologist, surgeons, ophthalmologists and dentists. HPES collaborates with the Integrated Health Network-trained health coaches for some of the translation and language-appropriate health coaching. The Language Access Metro Project (LAMP) provides health coaching translation services. HPES collaborates with the Tzu Chi Foundation, which provide translation services in Chinese and Korean.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
6701 Delmar BlvdUniversity City, MO 63130
DATE POSTED
August 24, 2016
SKILLS
- Nursing
- Mental Health
- Healthcare
- Physician
- Nutrition
- Bilingual
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours, once a month
- Negative TB test