HEALTH EQUITY

Sama Sama Tayo sa Kalusugan - Healthier Together

The Sama Sama Tayo sa Kalusugan – Healthier Together program aims to make sustainable health systems change that will positively impact the health and wellness of the Ketchikan Filipino population.

In collaboration with Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center, the program will utilize community-led change processes to improve Filipino community health access and outcomes. The Sama Sama Tayo project will engage a coalition of community advocates aimed to lift Ketchikan’s Filipino voices and empower them to drive the needed changes within the local health care system. The success of this program will be shared with other communities to make sustainable long-lasting change

 

Current Activities

Malasakit Matters

Since January 2022, Malasakit Matters (formerly Hats Off to Health) has provided opportunities of learning, engagement, and access to a variety of important health topics impacting the Filipino community and other minority groups.  From CPR classes to Blood Pressure/Insulin checks, we are working towards improving the overall health of community members.  Upcoming topics and ideas that we are planning include addressing the mental health stigma, planning advance health care directives, a class on healthy options for traditional foods, and exercise challenges.  If you have an idea or topic you feel we need to address, please email:  [email protected]

Magsayawan Ketchikan

This is a cultural folk dance and music program intended to reinvigorate and revitalize the presence of Filipino heritage and culture in Ketchikan. Established in 2022, the program continues to thrive and grow with participants of all ages, and classes are held throughout the year. The program has sessions for our performance groups as well as cultural enrichment classes throughout the school district. One might see us performing at the Fil-Am Festivals, Wearable Art Show, school assemblies, and other local community events. For more information, please contact Czarina Cabillo 907.821.4818

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Grant Funded

Funding for the three year program (2021-2024) is through a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Solutions for Health Equity grant, the largest health philanthropic foundation in the USA.