Healthy House

Healthy House is a non-profit agency that receives funding from the United Way of Merced County for their Newcomer Friendship Support Group. The program is designed to improve the health of Southeast Asian adults that have recently immigrated into the United States. Program goals are met by helping the participants to decrease their social isolation, educating them about American culture and introducing them to a variety of community resources available to meet their basic needs.
The program allows the participants to be able to use public transportation services to venture into the community, go on field trips and learn more about their new surroundings. Through being exposed to a variety of guest speakers, participants are educated on a variety of health issues including the importance of taking prescribed medications, personal hygiene, healthy diet and how to manage personal stress. Field trips to mainstream grocery stores, the Courthouse Museum, Merced City Hall or touring facilities like Foster Farms, participants are able to become more comfortable with their new home.

Healthy House Within a MATCH Coalition
1729 Canal Street
Merced, CA 95340
203-724-0102
bob@healthyhousemerced.org
http://healthyhousemerced.org