Health Through Action
Health Through Action (HTA) aims to eliminate health and health care disparities and inequities in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities by supporting various community investments and promoting systems changes.
Strengthening Communities:
The HTA Community Partnerships Grant Program provides funding and technical assistance to 18 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in 15 states.
What's New:
Recent Updates
Newest Resources
January 4, 2013
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation
[Testimony and Comments]
January 4, 2013
Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges
[Testimony and Comments]
December 6, 2012
World AIDS Day Infographic: Did You Know Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Count Too?
[Infographics]
The mission of Health Through Action is to improve the health and well being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander children, adults, and families. Health Through Action seeks to eliminate health disparities among marginalized communities.
Health Through Action provides an unprecedented opportunity to work with the extraordinarily diverse and culturally rich Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. We work with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and empower them to become stronger advocates.
Health Through Action Updates
Recent Updates
Newest Resources
January 4, 2013
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation
[Testimony and Comments]
January 4, 2013
Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges
[Testimony and Comments]
December 6, 2012
World AIDS Day Infographic: Did You Know Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Count Too?
[Infographics]
The Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the Phoenix metropolitan area is diverse and largely foreign-born, representing many nationalities, cultures, and languages. It is widely dispersed across the 9,213 square miles of Maricopa County.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | September 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Community organizing Health policy » Health care disparities |
The Asian American Health Coalition of Greater Houston–HOPE Clinic is the lead organization for the Houston Health Through Action (HTA) project. The project has at its core a coalition of six Asian American community- based organizations, as well as affiliations with 24 additional agencies. Together, these organizations serve a significant portion of the area’s diverse Asian American population.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | September 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Community organizing Health policy » Health care disparities |
Georgia has the second fastest-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the United States. The Atlanta area is home to large and vibrant communities with a diverse population of refugees and immigrants from many countries, including Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
|---|---|
| Published: | August 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health policy » Health care disparities Health advocacy » Language access |
The Ohio Asian American Health Coalition is an alliance of communities and individuals focused on the health and well- being of the state’s Asian American population.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
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| Published: | July 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Community organizing Health policy » Health disparities |
A few miles from downtown Honolulu, the Kalihi Valley is Hawai`i’s gateway for new immigrants from Asia and the Pacific. Some 93% of Kalihi Valley’s population is of Asian American and Pacific Island ancestry; 38% is foreign- born. The Valley has the state’s highest percentage of non-English or limited-English speakers. Kalihi Valley’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander residents have created a dynamic social fabric, constantly adapting to the challenges of accessing health care, housing, food, and social services.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
|---|---|
| Published: | April 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Community organizing |
The Community LEAD program engages diverse partner organizations committed to improving health care access for Alameda County’s Asian American communities.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
|---|---|
| Published: | April 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Capacity building Health policy » Health care disparities |
Project CHARGE (Coalition for Health Access to Reach Greater Equity) is the first pan-Asian coalition for health care in New York City. Its 15 partner organizations work together to increase access to quality health care in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
|---|---|
| Published: | February 2010 |
| Type: | Fact Sheet |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health advocacy » Capacity building Health policy » Health care disparities |
This assessment tool is designed 1) to provide insights on the stages of development of an organization; 2) to provide benchmarks to gauge an organization; and 3) as a tool for staff and board to develop their organization.
| Author: | Health Through Action |
|---|---|
| Published: | October 2009 |
| Type: | Toolkit |
| Language: | English |
| Topic: | Health services » Organizational development |
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