Southeast Asian Ministry

What it reported doing in 2011

PARISH NURSE PROGRAM KAREN PARISH NURSE: Roi Aung Saga, RN As a Parish Nurse, I'm trying to give Health Education for Hypertension, Diabetes, and Nutrition as much as I can do in this community. At the same time, I'm trying to connect the new arrivals to resources like SeAM and FBC- First Baptist Church in St. Paul) with Baby Celebration, Quilt distribution, and SeAM's Christmas Friendship Program. In 2011, I offered blood pressure check at FBC once a month and every other Friday meeting of Karen Elders Program at MORE (Multicultural Empowerment School in St. Paul). Three times of Health Education for Hypertension were coordinated with KOM (Karen Organization of Minnesota) for new arrivals. Also, I coordinate with other volunteers for distribution of supplemental food package from Second Harvest to some elders. During these times, I try to find appropriate information/resources for new arrivals and elders who need nutrition, hypertension, and diabetes education. In 2011, three "Baby Celebration" were held in FBC: Feb 29, June 25 and October 29. Twenty to thirty mothers attended in each event. Over sixty new arrival families (who arrive to MN less than 18 months) got warm blankets from SeAM's Quilt Distribution and received gifts through SeAM's Christmas Friendship Program. I will continue to do all above things in 2012. Thank you very much for helping and sharing your blessing with this Parish Nurse Program. HMONG PARISH NURSE: Douangta Vang-Sitcler, RN, PHN Home visiting, listening, health teaching, assisting with basic needs, and helping with important paperwork not only decreases stress for the clients but also educates them about how to access resources and about the American health system. Here is a sampling of how I helped clients in 2011: Helping clients access and utilize the health care system helps in disease prevention and management. Helping clients manage medical paperwork helps in maintaining compliance with medical care. Providing information about healthy lifestyle and nutrition choices empowers clients to make decisions that affect their health. Clients who have not experienced health complications become aware of the causes for heart disease and diabetes. Clients who already have these chronic diseases become aware of how to manage and prevent further complications by modifying their lifestyle choices and making seeking medical care a priority. Clients also become more knowledgeable of their own body's signs and symptoms and understand when to seek emergency care. Overall, through the 70-80 home visits that I made this past year my clients have increased their connection to community resources. They have changed their lifestyles and made more informed decisions regarding their health. With my help, they are also more assertive, know more about their health, and can better voice their concern and questions to their medical providers, doctors, and nurses.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 59.1%; rating input score 59
• Program expense ratio: 48.1%; rating input score 48

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -22.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited