Upcoming Events
Please contact Sapna Pandya if you are interested in volunteering.
Health Fair
JUNE 14TH (Saturday) afternoon
Westchester Square, Bronx NY
Ways you can help:
- Setting up tables, chairs, tent, other equipment for the fair
- Registration (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Interpretation (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla required) Giving advice on medical facilities for follow-up, immigration questions, eligibility for medical payment plans, etc. (background in public health, law, public policy, advocacy preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Enrollment/advice on enrollment in payment plans such as Medicaid, other public payment options (background in health plan management preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Clean-up of fair
Health Fair
June 21st (Saturday) afternoon –
Midwood, Brooklyn NY
Ways you can help:
- Setting up tables, chairs, tent, other equipment for the fair
- Checking blood pressure, glucose & cholesterol using home testing kits (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Punjabi preferred)
- Checking waist circumference, height & weight (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Punjabi preferred)
- Doing blood draws (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present; fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Punjabi referred)
- Giving advice on diet, exercise to individuals with elevated readings (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, Punjabi preferred)
- Providing other medical/social service screenings, especially in the areas of dental health, mental health, and infectious disease (assess need and skills required/preferred on an ad hoc basis)
- Clean-up of fair
Health Fair
JUNE 22nd (Sunday) evening
Flushing, Queens NY
Ways you can help:
- Setting up tables, chairs for clinic
- Checking blood pressure, glucose & cholesterol using home testing kits (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Checking waist circumference, height & weight (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Doing blood draws (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present; fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Giving advice on diet, exercise to individuals with elevated readings (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Giving advice on medical facilities for follow-up, immigration questions, eligibility for medical payment plans, etc. (background in public health, law, public policy, advocacy preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Enrollment/advice on enrollment in payment plans such as Medicaid, other public payment options (background in health plan management preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Providing other medical/social service screenings, especially in the areas of dental health, mental health, and infectious disease (assess need and skills required/preferred on an ad hoc basis)
- Clean-up of fair
Health Fair
JUNE 24th (Tuesday) evening
Flushing, Queens NY
Ways you can help:
- Setting up tables, chairs for clinic
- Checking blood pressure, glucose & cholesterol using home testing kits (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Checking waist circumference, height & weight (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Doing blood draws (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present; fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Giving advice on diet, exercise to individuals with elevated readings (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Giving advice on medical facilities for follow-up, immigration questions, eligibility for medical payment plans, etc. (background in public health, law, public policy, advocacy preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Enrollment/advice on enrollment in payment plans such as Medicaid, other public payment options (background in health plan management preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Providing other medical/social service screenings, especially in the areas of dental health, mental health, and infectious disease (assess need and skills required/preferred on an ad hoc basis)
- Clean-up of fair
Health Fair
JUNE 28th (Saturday) afternoon
Jackson Heights, Queens NY
Ways you can help:
- Checking blood pressure, glucose & cholesterol using home testing kits (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred)
- Checking waist circumference, height & weight (fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, preferred)
- Doing blood draws (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending
present; fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, preferred) - Giving advice on diet, exercise to individuals with elevated
readings (MD, NP, PA, RN or medical student with attending present, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi preferred) - Giving advice on medical facilities for follow-up, immigration
questions, eligibility for medical payment plans, etc. (background in public health, law, public policy, advocacy preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla, preferred) - Enrollment/advice on enrollment in payment plans such as Medicaid,
other public payment options (background in health plan management preferred, fluency in Hindi/Urdu, Bangla preferred)
Please contact Sapna Pandya if you are interested in volunteering.
