Christian Action

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Christian Action
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Community networking and working with voluntary
medical professionals
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Service for Ethnic Minorities

• Sau Mau Ping Service Centre
• (July 2003)
• ChungKing Mansions Service Centre
• (January 2004)
• To Kwa Wan Service Centre
• (June 2002)

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Rationale

• Every one should enjoy equal rights and
  opportunities in all aspects of social life in
  Hong Kong.

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Integrated services for Ethnic Minorities
Objectives

• To provide a wealth of information covering
  different areas
• To empower the ethnic minorities to solve their
  common problems
• To promote social inclusion
• To build up and strengthen the supportive network
  
• To facilitate social adjustment and social
  integration among locals and EM residents

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• Orientation Community Education
• To help EM to learn more about Hong Kongs
  language, law, and Chinese culture
• To strengthen social adjustment among EM
  Community induction services
• Language programme
• Womens programme
• Settlement services

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• Employment Assistant Service
• - YPTP (Youth Pre-Employment Training
  Program)
• YWETS (Youth Working Employment Training)
• One stop Employment Assistance Service
• Job related skills training

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• One-stop Employment Assistance Service
• Career counseling
• Job orientation personality assessments
• Job referral to clients
• Screening case referral to employers
• On-the-job follow-up services
• for both our clients employers

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• Integration Programme

• To enhance multiculturalism social harmony
• To promote mutual understanding of different
  racial groups

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• 
  Volunteer Development

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Scope of Services (SMPC)

• Recreational Development Programme

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Working Approaches

• Adopting multiculturalism
• Proactive
• Client-oriented approaches
• Community networking

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Importance of the community networking in
providing Ethnic Minorities service

• Allow better communication
• Build up the supportive network
• Promote a sense of multi-cultural community

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Volunteer Doctors at Christian Action ckmsc.

• Caring the health of Ethnic Minorities of Hong
  Kong

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Objectives

• Better health , education and opportunities for
  the vulnerable people.
• Promoting health through organized effort.
• Harness the community.

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Why serving ethnic minorities ?

• 5.6 of Hong Kongs population.
• They are vulnerable
• Language barrier
• Cultural/ background difference
• Social stigma

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What we do ?

• Medical consultation
• Cervical cancer screening service for women
• Referral
• Health Education and health workshop.

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Medical consultation

• A little girl from India suffering from Upper
  respiratory tract infection for one month.

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Medical consultation

• Patient suffering from chronic back pain.

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Medical consultation

• A girl from Nepal suffering from fungal
  infection

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Ethnic Minorities who visit us

• Single
• With language barrier
• Unemployed
• Suffering from chronic disease
• Women

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Health workshops

• HIV/AIDS
• Cervical cancer /Breast cancer
• Menstrual Disorder
• Personal hygiene
• Parents awareness in drug abuse
• Parenting teenage children

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Way ahead

• Provide care
• Commission care
• Collaborate with other agencies to promote health
  
• Community empowerment for health.