KIMCHI (Koreans Invested in Making Caregivers Health Important)
What Is KIMCHI?
KIMCHI is an educational outreach project on different health topics tailored to the Korean American culture for caregivers and other stakeholders that serve Korean Americans.
Our Goal
The goal of “KIMCHI” is to help Korean Americans learn more about healthy cognitive aging, dementia caregiving, advanced care planning, and how to better care for themselves and their loved ones.
Why is KIMCHI important?
It can be difficult to find information about caregiving and advanced directives that is
- Accurate
- Updated
- In Korean
KIMCHI will share this information for Korean American caregivers and family members so they can feel comfortable using the new research to better care for themselves and their loved ones.
What can care look like?
Care we mean assisting with different tasks like bathing, cooking, or other things that help this person's daily life. Care can also include making phone calls, providing transportation, or staying nearby to keep the person calm or safe. The care you provide can be in person, or from a distance if you don't live with the person who needs this care.
Meet Our Team
Dr. Van Ta Park
Project Lead
UCSF
Dr. Eun Jeong Lee
Community Lead
Asian American Resource and Information Network, Inc. [AARIN]
Dr. Hye-Won Shin
Community Lead
Somang Society
Dr. Bora Nam
Research Project Manager
UCSF
Nicole Phan
Project Policy Analyst
UCSF
Bobin Kim
Research Analyst
UCSF
Scientific Advisors
Dr. Goldman Rosas
University of Florida, Gainesville
Dr. Glenn Smith
University of Florida, Gainesville
Dr. Rebecca L. Sudore
UCSF
Dr. Quyen Tiet
California School of Professional Psychology
Quyen N. Vuong, MBA, MSW, ASW
International Children
Assistance Network (ICAN)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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