In collaboration with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Zuckerberg San Francisco General's (ZSFG) Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery faculty and trainees, we are pleased to share some of our recent and upcoming community outreach events focused on head and neck cancer awareness around San Francisco.
This past October, at the annual Chinatown Community Health Fair organized by the NICOS Chinese Health Coalition and Gum Moon/Asian Women's Resource Center (AWRC), UCSF OHNS conducted a head and neck cancer screening event. The team was able to screen or provide Chinese and English resources to over 100 attendees. Our dedicated team of attending physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, medical students, medical assistants, and Berkeley VHIO translators made these efforts possible.
The Community Outreach team at the October 2023 Chinatown Community Health Fair (Dr. Alyssa Civantos, Dr. Patrick Ha, Connie Zhou, Dr. Katherine Wai, and Brooke Warren).
More recently, in May, UCSF OHNS took part in the 46th annual Carnaval SF celebration in the Mission District. At this vibrant event, we distributed resources in English and Spanish, thanks to our partnership with Clínica Martín-Baró, a student-organized free clinic caring for the underserved Latinx community of San Francisco. We extend our gratitude to everyone involved.
Dr. Alyssa Civantos and Tiffany Husman raising awareness for Head and Neck Cancer at Carnaval in May 2024.
"In the clinic and hospital settings, we have a limited snapshot of the folks who come in to see us. Through community outreach to not only raise awareness of various ENT-related concerns but also to learn from community members, we have a great opportunity to expand our goal of caring for our diverse SF community. I'm looking forward to growing our team's outreach efforts to increase access to language-concordant care with our upcoming events and beyond!" shares Connie Zhou, 4th-year medical student.
With support from the 2024 American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) Cancer Prevention Service Community Award, UCSF OHNS looks forward to continuing our outreach initiatives, starting with the next annual Chinatown Community Health Fair in October.
If you are interested in volunteering for future events and are a certified medical Cantonese or Spanish translator or UCSF OHNS provider, please reach out to [email protected].
Connie Zhou and Brooke Warren, 2023 Chinatown Community Health Fair
Dr. Katherine Wai, Dr. Alyssa Civantos, Shauna Brodie, NP, Dr. Patrick Ha, Connie Zhou, Aileen Chuah, Cai Wu, and Eunice Tsang, 2023 Chinatown Community Health Fair.
