HHC Chinese community outreach project

​Hebrew Health Care's Amina Weiland (陳勉蘭), Coordinator of Dementia Care Services, has been the driving force behind Hebrew Health Care's Chinese Community Outreach Initiatives.

Amina is working with the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (APAAC) on their "I Speak" project. She was also invited to join the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The Committee has been working on Family and Provider Need Questionnaires. She translated the questionnaires and other related materials into Chinese for members in the community.

Hebrew Health Care, partnering with Elmwood Senior Center, offers a Chinese Family Caregiver Support Group, which is affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association, CT Chapter. This was the first support group of its kind created in the State of Connecticut.

Along with the Elmwood Senior Center, CHOICES counseling is offered. CHOICES counseling is a program that provides information and assistance necessary for those in the Chinese community to understand their rights, receive benefits they are entitled to, and to make informed choices about health insurance concerns.

In March, Amina will present "Steps to Developing Successful Cross-Cultural Outreach for Chinese-Americans" at Aging in America, the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging.

For more information on Hebrew Health Care's Chinese Community Outreach Initiatives, contact Amina Weiland at (860)920-1810 or aweiland@hebrewhealthcare.org or visit www.agingcareacademy.org. ​