Our Mission:
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What We Do |
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Our Motivation |
For the third decade in a row, Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) are the fastest growing major racial/ethnic group in Los Angeles County (LAC). APA Health CARE is unique compared to other existing health fair programs because of our focus on continuing care on top of extensive on-site health screening and education. Most importantly, all of our services are provided in the client’s preferred language in effort to decrease the language and cultural barriers that may prevent members of the API communities from receiving access to health information or resources.
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Our Impact |
APA Health CARE has been active for more than 15 years and has continued to search for better ways to serve the API community. In 2020, our Database/Research Committee published a research article* detailing the impact that APA Health CARE has had on the community based on the past 8 years of recorded data. After our health fairs, 32.8% of clients reported visiting a doctor and 68% of clients reported obtaining health insurance within a month of attending a health fair. 50.2% of our clients reported making lifestyle changes in their diet and 67.7% reported exercising more after attending one of our health fairs.
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