[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 81 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1096-E1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                RECOGNIZING THE CHINATOWN HEALTH CLINIC

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 23, 2000

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great honor to 
recognize the achievements of an outstanding organization that provides 
excellent services in New York's 12th Congressional District. The 
Chinatown Health Clinic (CHC), located in the Lower East Side of 
Manhattan, was selected as one of the winners of this year's ``Models 
That Work'' competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, for their Primary Care Mental Health Bridge Program 
(PCMH).
  The Chinatown Health Clinic is a non-profit, community based health 
care facility established in 1971 to provide health care services to 
the New York City Asian community. CHC provide access to quality and 
culturally sensitive health care and health education services. It 
advocates on behalf of the Asian community who, due to cultural, 
language, education or financial barriers, may not have access to basic 
health care services or health education activities.
  The Bridge Program was created by the Chinatown Health Clinic in 
response to the

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significant barriers to delivering mental health to the Asian American 
community. CHC has a 27 year history of providing bilingual and 
bicultural outpatient primary cares services and it contributes to the 
Bridge Program by conducting educational outreach activities in the 
community about mental health, substance abuse, and providing concrete 
services to patients who may need financial assistance or social 
services.
  As you can see, the recognition made to the Bridge Program by the 
Department of Health and Human Services is indeed well deserved. I 
commend the Chinatown Health Clinic for its hard work and continuous 
commitment with the Asian community and would like to personally 
congratulate them on this significant achievement.

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