AAHI at CASSA Health Fair

On Saturday, July 10th, AAHI staff and Health Promoters attended a health fair at the MobileMed Clinic in Germantown. The event was sponsored by the Chinese American Senior Services Association (CASSA). Majority of the planning and organization for this event was completed by AAHI’s summer interns, Arina, Deborah, and Shazra. AAHI provided comprehensive bone density screenings along with culturally tailored osteoporosis education. AAHI’s Senior Program Coordinator Perry Chan, along with health promoters Leigh and Lily were the main source of communication for this event, since participants primarily spoke Mandarin and Cantonese. The MobileMed Clinic staff was very helpful in setting up and organizing the room. The participants entered the room with their Risk Assessment forms completed, which they had filled out in the lobby. While waiting in the lobby, participants received the different AAHI educational materials on cancer, Hepatitis B, and H1N1. Since CASSA and AAHI have a strong relationship and have worked together numerous times, many participants knew what to expect and were eager to see if their bone density scores had improved. Leigh and Lily were experts in explaining the bone density results while handing out additional osteoporosis information. The overall health check-up was very efficiently organized and it was a pleasure to work alongside the staff at CASSA and the MobileMed Clinic. Thank you very much to CASSA for allowing us to be a part of this successful event! Also, thank you to our health promoters, Lily and Leigh, who helped make this event as successful as it was.





Summer inters, Deborah, Arina, and Shazra were excited for their first outreach event.










AAHI provided the very popular bone density screening.










The interns had a wonderful experience administering the bone density screening.