Punjabi Community Health
Posted by Rita Gayle
Carole Berry introduced colleague and friend, Baldev Mutta, CEO of Punjabi Community Health Services. Baldev has been a social worker for 30 years and he has a show on Rogers Cable 10 on Saturday mornings. Baldev resides in Brampton.
Punjabi Community Health Services began in 1990 and was an innovative health promotion project based on the principles of community development. It was incorporated as a community based agency and a resource centre in 1995.
Punjabi Community Health Services began in 1990 and was an innovative health promotion project based on the principles of community development. It was incorporated as a community based agency and a resource centre in 1995.
What’s so specific about the culture? In each culture, the illness and wellness are defined differently. There is a higher rate of heart disease, higher rate of diabetes, higher rate of kidney failure. Is the health care system addressing these problems adequately? Their vision is to strive to improve the quality of life of the community and mission to contribute to the success of families in our community.
Future goals of the Punjabi Community Health Services are to build equitable partnership, improve effectiveness through innovation, create a sustainable environment and commit to empower staff and volunteers.
PCHS rely heavily on partnerships. If a person in the community has an addiction problem, the whole family becomes their client so that the entire family is helped. Every six months they look at the family and do an assessment. Issues in the south Asian community include domestic violence, youth suicides, heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure. How do they determine if a person’s life is in danger? Despite the fact that PCHS has been talking about this for over 20 years, women still don’t know what to do. Women who are in abusive situations do not know how to get out. There were four youth suicides in the last six months. Expectations of parents are very high, drives kids to mental illness, there is enormous pressure on our children.
Venora thanked the speaker for enlightening us about the culture in our community.
Future goals of the Punjabi Community Health Services are to build equitable partnership, improve effectiveness through innovation, create a sustainable environment and commit to empower staff and volunteers.
PCHS rely heavily on partnerships. If a person in the community has an addiction problem, the whole family becomes their client so that the entire family is helped. Every six months they look at the family and do an assessment. Issues in the south Asian community include domestic violence, youth suicides, heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure. How do they determine if a person’s life is in danger? Despite the fact that PCHS has been talking about this for over 20 years, women still don’t know what to do. Women who are in abusive situations do not know how to get out. There were four youth suicides in the last six months. Expectations of parents are very high, drives kids to mental illness, there is enormous pressure on our children.
Venora thanked the speaker for enlightening us about the culture in our community.