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September 25-26, 2017 | Atlanta, USA
2nd World Congress on
Medical Sociology & Community Health
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Suppl) J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN:2161-0711 Medical Sociology 2017
September 25-26, 2017
SURVEY ON MEDICARE SERVICES AND AID (FEDERAL-STATE-AND COUNTY-LEVELS) TO
KOREAN-AMERICANS WITHA PHYSICALAND/OR MENTAL DISABILITY
E. Ima , D. Chungb, G. Leec , S. Parkc , E. Kimd and S. Chung e
aUniversity of Southern California, USA
bBrown University, USA
cUniversity of California, USA
dTufts University, USA
eMarymount University, USA
Korean-American families often face the issue of being unable to obtain the proper aid and the necessary support available for
disabled family members due to various reasons, including language barrier and lack of knowledge of the family member’s
disability. Without much information on the disabilities and the existing government-offered health services, Korean-American
families, especially new immigrants, experience challenges in living with family members with disabilities. An anonymous survey
was designed and distributed to families of Korean-American communities in California, New York, and Virginia in order to evaluate
the extent of each family’s knowledge of available federal-, state-, and county-level assistances and their usage of these services for
their disabled members. The survey seeks to put a particular focus on the possible relationship between individual family’s level of
understanding of the government-provided assistance and their quality of life.
Biography
Eun Jung Im received her Bachelor of Arts in Classics major and Natural Sciences minor from University of Southern California. Eun Jung has been interacting
with Korean-American families with members who have developmental disabilities while volunteering in Able Arts Inc. and as a special ministry teacher at Good
Community Church of Torrance. Her recent research investigates the level of awareness of government services and benefits available to individuals with
developmental disabilities and how it affects their family members.
E. Im et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-027