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Category Health Equity
3.5.26 – Building Brain-Healthy Habits Workshop
Join our first Holistic Health Workshop of the year on Thursday, March 26th from 6:30-8PM PST! We are “Building-Brain Healthy Habits” together at this workshop to prevent the onset of illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. With the support of…
7.16.25 – AANHPI Community Health Needs Assessment
Got a few minutes? Take our survey! In partnership with AACI and Community Health Synergy, we’re pushing out the 2nd edition of the AANHPI Community Health Needs Assessment! This anonymous survey focuses on AANHPI folks who live in Santa Clara…
7.9.25 – Kalusugan [ Health] Advocacy Program – Outreach Day
Gallivanting this summer? Come through and meet us at the Santa Clara Farmer’s Market this weekend! We’ll be there this Saturday, July 12 from 9-1PM with our Kalusugan [Health] Advocacy Cohort doing outreach around blood pressure awareness and sharing information…
7.2.25 – Kalusugan [Health] Advocacy Program Recap
We launched our Kalusugan [Health] Advocacy program with our inaugural cohort! Our folks are super passionate about health equity and here’s what we covered so far! We’re excited to conduct outreach in our community and wrap up with our Mental…
5.23.25 – Medicaid Hurts Everyone
Our Health Education & Equity work emerged five years ago as a series of coordinated actions to address knowledge gaps and service disparities related to Filipina/x/o American health outcomes. During the wee hours of the morning, the House voted to…
5.15.25 – Understanding Cervical Cancer is a Matter of Protecting our Sisterhood, Our Families and Our Future
A Thought Piece by: Maleina Aguinaldo, Biology Student, University of San Francisco and LEAD Filipino I became involved with LEAD Filipino’s Health Equity Team after experiencing a deep personal loss: the passing of my auntie Arlene to cancer, a disease…
4.13.25 – Stanford Cancer Study Community Briefing
Join us for our Stanford Cancer Study Community Briefing at SCFHP Blanca Alvarado Community Resource Center. Following the conclusion of our 2022-2023 FilAm Cancer Action Study in partnership with the Stanford Cancer Institute, we have finalized the data and presented…
2.26.25 – Urge Congress to Protect Access to Care through Medicaid
Dear Kasamas, Three years ago, under California’s Medi-Cal expansion to grant Community Health Worker (CHW) certification and service reimbursement, LEAD Filipino began recruiting and training Filipino CHWs across Silicon Valley. Our CHWs support resource navigation, teach health education workshops, and…
12.23.24 – Get Involved with LEAD Filipino in 2025
Get involved with LEAD Filipino in 2025! This new year is your chance to be intentional. Build community and new relationships, share your skills with our local programs, or learn a new skill! Come through on Wednesday, January 15 from…
1.21.24 – ICYMI: Striving for Inclusivity: The Intersection of Filipino and American Sign Language
Maraming Salamat or thank you to everyone who joined our workshop on “Striving for Inclusivity: The Intersection of Filipino & American Sign Language” led by our Health Equity Intern, Peter “PJ” Ligutan! In this Holistic Health workshop, Peter raised awareness…