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Accomplishments 2022 hpes accomplishments for 2022 in 2022 hpes pivoted to the no wrong door model of care to assure access to health screenings plus resources to address social determinants of health for underserved minorities. Medical social workers volunteer to aid with accessing resources for access to healthcare needs. Through a medical-legal partnership with law office of patavee vanadilok, p.c., hpes clients were provided free legal consultation on-site at health about asylum and other long-term options to stay in the united states; options for getting family members out of countries currently experiencing dangerous conditions (humanitarian parole, diversity visa, other options); assistance with immigration court. Hpes began a partnership with washington university eye clinic, through the benevolence of the barnes jewish foundation. The eye clinic provides free prescription eyewear, including lab testing, lenses and frames to those referred from a hpes screening event. This partnership is valued at $90,000. Hpes created a new program that integrates immigrants into the healthcare system by hosting health screening events onsite at workplaces (e.g., asian-owned grocers, restaurants, seafood markets) using trained medical interpreters from the community. The project will reach 150 immigrants, primarily chinese and spanish, ages 18-80, who have limited english proficiency, i.e., their primary language is mandarin and spanish. These minority populations have elevated risks for certain health conditions, e.g., high cholesterol and diabetes, due to their work, limited opportunities to take time from work, limited transportation options, and diet patterns theyve developed over a long period of…