Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Happy Holidays from Healthcorps!
This weekend the Healthcorps group enjoyed themselves at the annual IFH Holiday party!
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
Member Profile: Bronx Health REACH
This year we have 15 Community Healthcorps members serving at the Institute. They each have their own unique project and role at IFH. In order to get to know the members a little better we'll be profiling one each month here on the blog!
This month, meet Ying, the Bronx Health REACH Program Assistant!
About Ying:
I grew up in Fargo, ND and spent the last 5 years in Baltimore, MD. I came to NYC specifically to work with South Bronx communities and to learn more about initiatives against health disparities. I hope to go to medical school and to continue to work with medically underserved populations as a physician. I love coffee and enjoy spending time reading in cafes.
What is your hometown?
I was born in Zhengzhou, China but grew up in the Midwest
What is the best part about living in NYC? What is your favorite place in the city?
There is so much to do in NYC and so many new things to try! My favorite place is central park on a nice day! It really is unlike any other park and is filled with such much activity.
Where do you work and what kind of tasks do you do each day?
I work for Bronx Health REACH and I help design program initiatives and execute outreach activities in the Bronx. I plan and hold workshop, presentation, and tabling events to teach community groups about health disparities, patient rights, and how best people can advocate for themselves and their families.
What is your favorite part of the job?
I really enjoy learning about different health issues and policies of our health care system. I especially like working within the community with various outreach activities. The combination is what I love about my job, that I don’t just view health issues through an academic lens, but am able to see how policies and efforts impact health in Bronx communities.
What is the most difficult part of what you do?
While working in the community, I have a hard time sometimes in personally understanding where someone I’m working with is coming from. In providing health information and educating about issues, I have to adjust to different receptiveness from different individuals/groups.
Why do you enjoy being a healthcorps member?
Although healthcorps members have different positions, we share similar interests in working with healthcare and working with underserved populations. I especially enjoy working, training, and sharing stories with other healthcorps members.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to become a physician to provide direct services in improving individuals’ health. Through medicine, I hope to combine a direct service with advocacy to bring quality healthcare to medically underserved populations.
This month, meet Ying, the Bronx Health REACH Program Assistant!
About Ying:
I grew up in Fargo, ND and spent the last 5 years in Baltimore, MD. I came to NYC specifically to work with South Bronx communities and to learn more about initiatives against health disparities. I hope to go to medical school and to continue to work with medically underserved populations as a physician. I love coffee and enjoy spending time reading in cafes.
What is your hometown?
I was born in Zhengzhou, China but grew up in the Midwest
What is the best part about living in NYC? What is your favorite place in the city?
There is so much to do in NYC and so many new things to try! My favorite place is central park on a nice day! It really is unlike any other park and is filled with such much activity.
Where do you work and what kind of tasks do you do each day?
I work for Bronx Health REACH and I help design program initiatives and execute outreach activities in the Bronx. I plan and hold workshop, presentation, and tabling events to teach community groups about health disparities, patient rights, and how best people can advocate for themselves and their families.
What is your favorite part of the job?
I really enjoy learning about different health issues and policies of our health care system. I especially like working within the community with various outreach activities. The combination is what I love about my job, that I don’t just view health issues through an academic lens, but am able to see how policies and efforts impact health in Bronx communities.
What is the most difficult part of what you do?
While working in the community, I have a hard time sometimes in personally understanding where someone I’m working with is coming from. In providing health information and educating about issues, I have to adjust to different receptiveness from different individuals/groups.
Why do you enjoy being a healthcorps member?
Although healthcorps members have different positions, we share similar interests in working with healthcare and working with underserved populations. I especially enjoy working, training, and sharing stories with other healthcorps members.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to become a physician to provide direct services in improving individuals’ health. Through medicine, I hope to combine a direct service with advocacy to bring quality healthcare to medically underserved populations.
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