Contact Project Director

Jen Lee
Asian Health Services
818 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-986-6830x394
Email: jlee@ahschc.org

Oakland Coalition Partners

Alameda County Access to Care Collaborative
Alameda County Public Health Department
Alameda Health Consortium
Cambodian Community Development, Inc.
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Lao Iu Mien Culture Association, Inc. Vietnamese Community Development, Inc.

Lead Agency: Asian Health Services

This Oakland, California-based four-year project is strengthening the ability of Asian Health Services' Patient Leadership Councils to meet community health needs, by improving English language proficiency and health literacy and by using stories as an advocacy tool. It is increasing engagement with Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Iu Mien community organizations and supporting their development. This includes activities from strategic planning to establishing linkages with elected representatives. It is also documenting and disseminating lessons learned to share with other health organizations. A prime policy concern has been proposed service cuts for new legal immigrants under the state Medicaid program, MediCal.