The Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI) collaborates with local community partners to improve public health & well-being. We realize our mission by providing free, language-specific education, advocacy, & healthcare navigation services for diverse communities.
AACHI Supports the Community via our:
- Community Health Navigation (CHN) Program - We employ bilingual Community Health Workers (CHW) to facilitate access to & improve the quality of medical & social services for marginalized Asian and Asian American communities.
- Annual Community Health Fair - A yearly event for limited English proficiency (LEP) refugee communities.
- Mental Health Directory - An online tool for finding mental & behavioral healthcare in Texas, searchable by language & ethnicity to ensure access for those with LEP.
- Outreach, community-building, educational, mental health, vaccination, and cultural events. We partner with other local organizations as much as possible to create collaborative events + programming.
- Other programs providing culturally-appropriate services guided by the 5 social determinants of health.
- Serves 300-400 Asian immigrants and their families
- Assists community members in gaining or maintaining health coverage (over 95% of our clients are covered compared to 79.3% of Texas adults)
- Schedules over 1,000 medical appointments for clients & attends hundreds of them with clients to advocate for them
- Responds to events such as COVID-19, winter storms, etc. to support our clients' needs