Chicago Filipino Health Volunteer Opportunity - Meeting on Feb 21

Maligayang Bagong Taon!

We hope this email finds you well.

The Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC) is a collaborative of community, health professional, and academicleaders united to address Filipino health issues in the Chicago area.

The mission of FACHIC is to increase awareness of Filipino healthdisparities, to engage the community in relevant research, and toimplement health interventions and educational programming to improvethe health status of the Filipino community.

The Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC)is currently recruiting dynamic, compassionate and dedicatedindividuals of all backgrounds who would like to contribute to effortsto improve the health of the Chicago area Filipino and FilipinoAmerican community. Individuals with expertise and experience inmedicine, public health, social work, education and translation are aplus but anyone interested in contributing to the Filipino communityis highly encouraged to attend.

FACHIC will be hosting its second annual Volunteer Interest Meeting on Saturday, February 21 from 11 AM to 12 PM at a location to beannounced.At the meeting, FACHIC Steering Board Members will discuss the missionand vision of the organization and ways you can contribute your skillsand talents to improve the health of the Filipino community.

RSVP to the meeting is recommended by email tofilamcommunityhealth@gmail.com. Light refreshments will be served.If you are interested in getting involved with FACHIC but are unableto attend the meeting, please contact us at filamcommunityhealth@gmail.com to be added to our volunteer listservand to get more details.

FACHIC is also on Facebook! Search under"FACHIC" and join "FACHIC: Filipino American Community HealthInitiative of Chicago" to join our group!Please pass on the word and we hope to see you there! Be involved, beactive, empower your community!

Maraming salamat po,FACHIC Steering Board Carmela Estrada JP Jael Jane JihDan VicencioThe Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC)is a collaborative of community, health professional, and academicleaders united to address Filipino health issues in the Chicago area.The mission of FACHIC is to increase awareness of Filipino healthdisparities, to engage the community in relevant research, and to implement health interventions and educational programming to improvethe health status of the Filipino community.