The Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) will serve the Punjabi community through community development and outreach, culturally appropriate service delivery, partnership with other organizations, research and asset inventories, health promotion, resource development, developing volunteers from within the community, and consulting and promoting diversity.

What is the Media Outreach Program?

 

PCHS has recognized that there are significant barriers to accessing health and social services in the South Asian Community. PCHS has developed relations with the media persons in the community so that awareness and education is provided on such topics as – Domestic Violence, Addictions, Mental Health, Seniors Issues, Parenting, and Health Promotion.  PCHS also promotes other organizations and their programs so that the South Asian community can access their services.

 

Who can benefit?

 

South Asian Community

Social and Health Service Providers

 

What are the major benefits?

 

The benefits are substantial and include:

Services are in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu

Awareness on a variety of topics for the community

Stigma is combated through education

Program awareness

Agencies become known in the community

 

How are referrals made?

 

Agencies can call PCHS to be on the South Asian media

 

Where is the Program located?

 

Watch – every Saturday, Community ConneXion at 2:30pm, 851 Rogers Cable

 

What are the hours of operation?

 

Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Attachments:

Media Outreach

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