Projects
Health Fairs for Underserved Communities
Even in an affluent region such as Orange County, there are many in our community that cannot afford adequate healthcare and lack access to health information. OC Lions aims to partner with local non-profit organizations to provide free medical education sessions to improve health literacy in underserved populations.
We are currently conducting periodic health fairs lead by our volunteer healthcare professionals to provide much needed information and assistance to those in need.
Diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol session
Project Leader: Shanuka Thangaratnam
During this session Duminda and Ashley Suraweera discussed the causes, management and complications of three common conditions that especially impact low income communities: diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia. Majority of the audience was Spanish speaking only with translation provided by a Spanish Professor from Cal State Fullerton.