Workshop Block 4 - Umunulad (To Flourish)
Operationalizing Equity through Community-Based Participatory Research
In December of 2022, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services launched a community health needs assessment with the Filipino community by engaging eight community organizations to guide the project. In this workshop, Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services staff and community leaders will explore their collaboration, which will include reviewing the community based participatory research process, discussing data collection strategies, and sharing results from the groundbreaking report on the health needs of the Filipino community.
• Romeo Hebron – Executive Director of the Filipino Migrant Center (FMC)
• Shiraya Thompson, MS
The Blueprint to the Bayanihan Project, a Student-Led Fil-Am Health Initiative
Join us for an engaging exploration into the Bayanihan Project, the first student-led initiative dedicated to advancing the health of Filipinx Americans in the Inland
Empire. Discover the ins and outs of establishing your own culturally responsive health education/screening program, complete with an IRB-approved research
component. Learn how to overcome challenges, mobilize resources, and make a lasting impact on community health. Whether you're a medical student or an
aspiring change-maker, this workshop will empower you to build a healthier future for your local Fil-Am community, embodying the spirit of Bayanihan.
Filipinx-Americans in Medicine (FAM) at California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM)
• Clarisa Marie Bloemhof, BS, BA
• Kimberly (Kimi) De Guzman, BS, MPH
• Ria Angelica Laxa, BS
• Paul Vincent Medina, BS, MBS
