
White Crane's overall objective is to provide a comprehensive,
holistic, community-based approach to chronic disease prevention
(focusing on the whole body and mind), and to make health services
more accessible to at-risk elderly. With this in mind, White Crane
has developed a new model of health outreach that brings culturally
and linguistically appropriate health and wellness services directly
to at-risk, low-income, minority, immigrant, and refugee elderly.
White Crane's collaborative team of medical professionals and
collaborating partners offers a comprehensive array of services:
White Crane's Outreach Program strives to reduce the incidence
of risk factors for preventable disease (stroke, heart disease,
cancer, hypertension, diabetes, pneumonia, flu, osteoporosis,
mental illness, etc.); to motivate and educate seniors to take
control of their health; and to make health care services accessible
to low-income, disadvantaged, immigrant, refugee, and minority
at risk elderly.