The Chinatown Coalition

Free HBV Screenings for Asian-American Community

Team HBV at Harvard recently launched The Liver Health Project (TLHP) and is teaming up with the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England, Harvard Medical School Students, and physicians from three leading Boston hospitals to coordinate a joint effort to screen Asian patients for hepatitis B (HBV). Quest Diagnostics is also supporting The Liver Health Project by providing the diagnostic testing services needed to screen for the disease free of charge.

WHO: Team HBV at Harvard

Quest Diagnostics

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)

Physicians from Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital

Harvard Medical School Students

WHEN: Saturday, August 7, 2010

10:00am – 2:00pm

WHERE: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)

90 Tyler Street

Boston, MA 02111

WHY: Hepatitis B (HBV), one of the leading causes of liver cancer, is known to disproportionally affect Asian-Americans. In fact, as many as 1 in 10 Asian Americans is infected with hepatitis B.  This disparity is clear in the Boston Public Health Commission’s recent statistics indicating Asian-Americans represent 50% of new chronic hepatitis B cases, but only 10% of the total population in Boston. Hepatitis B is also a global health concern, with approximately 350 million people worldwide living with a chronic infection of the disease.

For more information on the screening program, please visit here or contact harvard@teamhbv.org.

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
Tufts Medical Center has put together a fun and interesting day dedicated to you and your family’s health!

Join us for:
• The opportunity to speak with nurses and physicians and discuss ways to improve your health and the health of your family
• Information on heart disease, eye problems, asthma, high blood pressure and more
• The chance to learn about available job opportunities
• Free health screenings

Saturday, September 26, 2009
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Atrium Lobby
800 Washington Street

Community Health Fair

Dear fellow educators,
ACCESS, located at 244 Harrison Ave. in Boston’s Chinatown, received grant funding and is now offering full scholarships for evening ESOL classes (Tues-Thurs. 7pm-9pm) and some partial and full scholarships for morning classes (Mon. – Thurs. 8:30am-10:15am). I have posted the information below. It would be wonderful if you could send any students on your waiting lists to our school. We still have many slots open. Our evening semester begins Sept. 8 and our morning semester begins Sept. 14. Please call us at 617-426-1070 if you have any questions.
Thanks so much for your support.

Warmly,
Susanna Zweig, ESOL Coordinator, ACCESS

American Chinese Christian Educational and Social Services, Inc.

ADULT   ESOL  CLASSES

Evening Classes – from September 8th to December 23rd
Morning & Mid-Day Classes – from September 14th to December 17th
Please come and register if interested !!!

Some Full & Half Scholarships Available to Students Who Cannot Afford Our Already Discounted Tuition (Less Than Half Our Cost)

Assessment Test: Every Monday & Wednesday 9:30am – 11:30am; Wednesdays (Aug. 19, 26 & Sept. 2; 6-7:30pm)

Morning Classes:  Monday through Thursday 8:30am – 10:15am

Mid-Day Classes:  Monday through Thursday 11:00am – 12:45pm

Evening Classes:   Tuesday through Thursday 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Tuition – Discount + New Studnet Regis. + Application = Total Fees

$218    -  $22  +       $5      +       $5      =        $206
Pay full-semester 8/15-28 and enjoy 10% off.
Pay full-semester 8/29-10/1 and enjoy 5% off.
Half semester (9/14-10/29)      $109    -  $ 0  +       $5      +       $5      =        $119
$30Book fees, around $30, to be paid when semester starts.

Tel: 617-426-1070
244 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA  02111                                         www.chinatownaccess.org

GED Instructor

Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service, a nonprofit, Boston based youth organization, is seeking to hire one full-time instructor for its GED/Career Exploration program beginning September 2009. Instructor will teach all GED subjects to a class of 10 students (ages 16-21), and prepare them for the GED exam.

Other duties include: assess student level using the TABE (Tests of Adult Basic Education); work with students to develop goals; coordinate job-readiness and career exploration activities, help students develop post program plans, and submit student progress reports as required.

Ideal candidate: B.A. in education or related field, strong organizational and communication skills. Previous teaching experience preferred. Fluency in Chinese or Vietnamese a plus, but not required.

Resume to:

Boston Asian YES

199 Harrison Avenue

Boston, MA 02111

Attention: Jane Leung

email: jleung[at]bostonasianyes.org