Health Protection And Education Service

Programs: Accomplishments during 2017provided basic health screenings and fasting glucose screens to 652 clients, of which 63% spoke a primary language other than english: 33% chinese, 9% russian, . 9% hispanic, 3% korean and 9% other. Trained nine peer facilitators who provided post-screening health education using a strengths perspective that empowers clients to address their health-related problems through lifestyle changes provided the adult medical handbook to 100% of patients in an appropriate language (i. E. , english, mandarin, korean, spanish, russian, farsi, bosnian and vietnamese). Enrolled 120 patients in diabetes self-management classes and 111 completed the classes with a certificate. Ensured appropriate foreign language interpreter services were available at 100% of its services. Ensured that its staff (medical and non-medical) received cultural competency training to improve their capacity to serve immigrant populations. Engaged cross-sectoral collaboration utilizing many partners to overcome patients barriers to healthcare:language access metro project provided certified medical interpreter training to coaches. Peoples health center provided health appointments at the hpes screenings for referralsinternational institute provided cultural competency training for medical staff and all volunteers. Midwest association of farmers markets provided vouchers for fruits and vegetables to hpes clients who received these vouchers from health coaches after completing diabetes self-management classestmf health quality institute taught diabetes self-management training classes to peer facilitators

hpes provided interpreter services and educational materials for four new languages: farsi, russian, bosnian and vietnamese -- bringing total number of languages served to eight (including english). Conducted teen health camps throughout the st. Louis area during summer of 2016 and reached 471 underserved, medically at-risk middle school youth from st. Louis city, county, wellston, ferguson and pagedale through engaging, interactive presentations which enhanced their knowledge about cardiovascular disease, obesity, stroke and diabetes and strategies to strategies to protect their own health. Each participant received a lab coat, stethoscope and the hpes teen medical handbook.