The Culture Care team recognised that the Sikh and Punjabi community has rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease that are amongst the highest in Australia!Culture Care is a social healthcare initiative developed by senior youth from Sikh Youth Australia. The Culture Care team have developed an ap to assist with screening for diabetes and cardiovascular disease and hold pop-up clinics across Australia to provide this screening and early detection service to the Punjabi and migrant community.
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The Culture Care team recognised that the Sikh and Punjabi community has rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease that are amongst the highest in Australia!
At the Pop Up Clinic, volunteers engage community members in a fun way to encourage the entire family to participate in a basic assessment of vital signs. Basic non-invasive tests are conducted at the Pop Up Clinic including the assessment of Blood Pressure, Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference and Glucose testing. Doctors and nurses are in attendance and provide a one on one consultation with each person that comes through the clinic to review and assess the results and provide recommendations and tips of where to next.
General volunteers assist with the administering of the various non-invasive assessments after a briefing session conducted by the Culture Care team. Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health professionals also volunteer their time at the Pop Up Clinic to assist with consultations and assessments.
