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| Grassroots Spotlight: HOPE Clinic of Houston, Texas |
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About HOPE (Helping Other People through Encouragement):
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The HOPE Clinic,
a community health center in Houston, Texas, provides culturally and
linguistically appropriate health services to more than 44,000 Houston
residents, in particular the uninsured, underinsured, those with
limited English proficiency, and low-income families. It is the only
non-profit provider within this area offering a full array of
comprehensive, linguistically accessible, primary care and related
services to anyone seeking care, regardless of ability to pay.
HOPE's mission is to provide quality health care programs and
services to all people without any prejudice in the greater Houston
area in a culturally and linguistically competent manner.
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"A History of Helping": HOPE Clinic's Background & Legacy
In 1994, a small group of Asian American women established a
non-profit organization called: the Asian American Health Coalition
(AAHC). Their dream was to one day establish a community health center
that would provide linguistically appropriate health care to low-income
and uninsured Asians in Houston. In October 2002, the AAHC, in
collaboration with the Chinese Community Center and the Chinese Baptist
Church, established HOPE Clinic.
In 2005 and with support of the community, HOPE Clinic (along with fellow Grassroots Feature MQVN CDC) played an important role during Hurricane Katrina by providing services to over 3,000 Vietnamese evacuees.
HOPE Clinic is now working to secure status as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), so that it may receive grants under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. This kind of federal funding would play a tremendous role in enabling HOPE to expand, improve, and sustain its many services to the community as well as support its dedicated and growing staff.
It's a long and often complicated process
to become a recognized FQHC, but an incredibly important step for
nonprofit community health centers like HOPE to maintain
disparity-reducing health programs.
For example, HOPE Clinics priority population is at increased risk for
many cancers, including liver cancer and breast cancer. And, while
Houston is home to some of the cutting edge cancer treatments, HOPE’s
patient population has limited access to it due to language, transportation, economical and cultural barriers.
With the community's support, HOPE Clinic will be able to continue programs like its Hepatitis B-Free Project and the award-winning Asian
Breast Cancer Outreach and Education Program aimed to reduce the
disparities in hepatitis B/ cancer treatment and health outcomes.
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Support HOPE Clinic!
AAPCHO encourages supporters of
community health equity, access, and quality
to DONATE, VOLUNTEER*, or CONNECT
to find out about opportunities to help HOPE Clinic.
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*To support HOPE Clinic through donation or volunteerism, please contact Katie Biggs, Kbiggs@hopechc.org
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