Mission Statement
To improve the quality of life of the vulnerable people by health and wellness services, based on a collaboration of multi-ethnic communities working in a culturally respectful manner screening, early detection of diseases, disease-management and follow up care navigation and clinical services by appropriate and services and access and health Provide an inclusive framework of community organizations sharing good practices in health care. Improve quality of life by promoting culturally appropriate health education, screening, early detection and follow-up care that includes intervention for clinical services and disease self-management.
Description
Vision
CAHEP aims to serve the uninsured and underinsured Asian American Pacific Islander populations (AAPI) in Colorado and screen for chronic and infectious diseases in this population. CAHEP aims to contribute towards the elimination of health disparities while directly reaching out to the AAPI population of Colorado. The high risk individuals in such communities are best accessed by working with the community leaders, people of trust and medical experts who understand their own cultural assets and barriers. CAHEP aims to create and maintain a network of stakeholders and various AAPI groups working together in a culturally respectful framework in order to first understand the burden of a disease by evidence based screening and then reduce this burden by appropriate intervention. It is our endeavor to disseminate all relevant information on the web page and host numerous education articles at: www.cahep.org.
Medical Services• Evidence Based Screening for: Diabetes (Hemoglobin A1C), Asthma (Spirometry), Allergy skin tests, Tuberculosis and PPD skin test, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, Cardiovascular disease risk assessment, Liver function, Bone Density and Breast Cancer.
Follow Up Care and Case Management• Online data-entry and risk-assessment for various diseases; educational materials translated to numerous Asian languages available for education of people at-risk. Chronic disease self-management provided for people at-risk and comprehensive follow up care for all people screened for risk.
Community Services
• Partnership with AAPI communities: Chinese, Thai, Filipino, Asian-Indian, Vietnamese, Lao-Hmong, Korean and others. Emergency Preparedness and Response for all communities. Health promotion activities conducted using community based participatory framework and culturally respectful methods.
