Asian Journal Philippine Ambassador Visits Cedars-Sinai Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 11 October 2019 09:02 AM America/Los_Angeles Asian Journal Philippine Ambassador Visits Cedars-Sinai Medical and Diplomatic Leadership Come Together to Increase Understanding of Filipino and Filipino American Healthcare Needs Andy Ortiz, Cedars-Sinai senior vice president of Human Resources, on the left, and Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, on the right, listen to Philippines Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romuladez' presentation. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. The Asian Journal recently featured a story about a meeting between Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez and several leaders at Cedars-Sinai, including several Filipino American staff members. Philippine Consul General Adelio Cruz and several other consul delegates also joined the visit to the medical center. Together, they recommended building partnerships between Cedars-Sinai and the Philippine government, and discussed how to engage Filipino Americans who are reluctant to seek medical care. Cedars-Sinai employs more than 3,000 Filipino Americans and is leading a research program into the health needs of that community, both in Southern California and across the nation. Cedars-Sinai's Research Center for Health Equity conducted an initial survey this past summer and received about 500 respondents from the Filipino American community. The complete results of the survey are slated to be unveiled during an upcoming Filipino Cultural Day event although Robert Haile, DrPH, MPH, director of the Research Center for Health Equity, shared that some of the initial findings. Results include that, among all Asian groups, Filipino American women have higher rates of breast cancer as well as the highest incidence of thyroid cancer and obesity. "They're not getting screened for cancers at the rate they should be," said Haile. "Health insurance is a concern…but they don't see a need for going to the doctor unless they're sick." The meeting is not the first, or the last time, Cedars-Sinai leadership will exchange ideas with the local Consulate office. "The fact that the leadership of Cedars-Sinai and the ambassadorial leadership came together is ground shaking," said attendee Edwin Posadas, MD, medical director of the Urologic Oncology Program at Cedars-Sinai. "This will allow us to make some long-lasting and an important impact on our understanding of Filipinos and their health issues, opportunities and barriers that will lead to changes in health care learning here in Los Angeles, across the U.S. and across the globe." Read the complete story here. Read more on the Cedars-Sinai blog: Cancer Prevention in Every Language Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics October 05, 2022 06:13 AM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai is opening free flu vaccine pop-up clinics to help the community combat the upcoming flu season, which is shaping up to be a rough one.“We want to make it as easy as possible for people … Read more Study Patients Prefer Stool Test to Colonoscopy September 12, 2022 10:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) rather than a colonoscopy for their regular colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.Unlike … Read more Cedars-Sinai Team Pioneers Liver Cancer Blood Test August 30, 2022 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have created a blood test that uses a technology made commonly available during the COVID-19 pandemic to detect the most common form of liver cancer—at an early … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Contact Share this release Asian Journal Philippine Ambassador Visits Cedars-Sinai Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home