Texas Project Director

Shane Chen
HOPE Clinic
7001 Corporate Drive Suite 120
Houston, Texas 77036
Phone: 713-773-2901x105
Email: schen@hopechc.org

Asian American Health Coalition Partners

Asian American Health Coalition
Asian American Family Services
American Cancer Society-Houston Metro Market
Asian Cancer Council
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association -Baylor College of Medicine
Asian Senior Coalition
Boat People SOS, Inc.
Breast Cancer Network of Strength
Center for Research on Minority Health, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chinese Community Center
Filipino Cancer Network of America-Metropolitan Houston
Filipino Doctors & Nurses Assn.
Gateway to Care
Harris County Health Alliance
Herald Cancer Association-Houston
Houston Korean Nurses Association
Ibn Sina Health Clinic
Indian American Cancer Network
Light & Salt Association
Polynesian Culture Association Houston
Sam Houston State University, Sociology Dept
Shifa Clinic
Taiwanese Heritage Society
Texas Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Texas Liver Coalition
Tzu Chi Medical Team
University of Texas Health Informatic Science
Vietnamese American Medical Association
Vietnamese Cancer Support Group
VN Teamwork

Lead Agency: Asian American Health Coalition

The Houston Coalition launched the Houston Asian American Health Collaborative (HAAHC) as a part of Health Through Action to coordinate efforts towards reducing health disparities of vulnerable Asian Americans by strengthening the capacity of local Asian American community based organizations and by capitalizing on local assets. HAAHC is working to empower its members and local community groups to take a proactive approach towards systems change to ensure the health and well being of the local Asian American population, especially in the areas of cancer education, screening resources, access to care, and data collection.

This four-year project is making progress toward cultivating new initiatives, such as "HEP B in the Asian Community (HBAC)" in partnership with the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services, local institutions, and grassroots groups. As a result of this movement, in October 2009, the Texas Department of State Health Services held its first annual Texas Viral Hepatitis Summit at the department headquarters in Austin, Texas to bring attention to and address unmet needs. A second Annual Texas Viral Hepatitis Summit will be held in Houston, Texas and will highlight HBAC activities.