Health through Action

HEALTH THROUGH ACTION for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is a groundbreaking $16.5 million, multi-year, national community investment partnership between the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Health Through Action marks the first time a private foundation has joined forces with a national Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) organization to tackle health disparities in vulnerable AA&NHPI communities.

Community Partnerships Grant Program

Dr. Suhaila Khan, Program Director
Jennifer Jackson, Contracts Manager
Amelia Irmer, Program Assistant
450 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
T 415-954-9988, F 415-954-9999

E healththroughaction@apiahf.org

" We are very excited about Health Through Action and the selection of our community grantees. Health Through Action provides an unprecedented opportunity to work with the extraordinarily diverse and culturally rich Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Short-term, the program will create new models for improving health and health care for vulnerable community members. And, long-term, it will build and strengthen coalitions, in order to create more visibility and influence for these population groups. We look forward to working with the AA&NHPI community and empowering them to become stronger advocates for themselves. We at the Health Forum hope you visit this web site often to find out more about Health Through Action and to share your experiences and ideas. "

-- Ho Luong Tran, February 2008

HTA Team (L to R): Al Yee, Ho Tran, Suhaila Khan, Teresa Odden, Marguerite Ro, Huilan Yang

Our Mission

Health Through Action works to improve health and health care for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander children, adults, and families who have limited access to health and health care services. This includes those who have cultural or language barriers, who cannot afford care, or who lack adequate health insurance. These problems affect many individuals and groups - new immigrants, people who are undocumented, those with low incomes, and people who are geographically or culturally isolated.

To help eliminate health disparities in these diverse communities, Health Through Action focuses on five major areas:

Strengthening the capacity of local communities to conduct effective programming and advocacy. Nearly $5 million in grants were awarded to 8 community organizations across the US. Each organization was awarded $600,000 for 4 years.
Developing and advancing a national AA&NHPI agenda
Spurring increased data collection and research on AA& NHPI health
Supporting the development and implementation of a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health agenda
Building a national network of AA&NHPI organizations and coalitions aimed at achieving optimal health and well-being for their communities.