| General Agency Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | African American Community Health Project | ||
| Alternate Name(s): | ABC | ||
| Address: | 303 Walnut Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Driving Directions | ||
| Primary Phone: | 831-426-3062 | ||
| Fax Number: | 831-426-3070 | ||
| Email Address: | abcwawc@sbcglobal.net | ||
| Website: | www.wawc.org | ||
| Days/Hours of Operation/Phone: | Tuesday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm | ||
| Description: | Founded in spring of 1998, ABC responded to the need for culturally appropriate education and outreach to African-Americans on the central coast. Our goals are to make a healthier African-American community through: Education, Support, Advocacy and Leadership.
ELIGIBILITY: All community members interested in health outreach for the African-American population. | ||
| Mission: | Our mission is to empower African-Americans to be active and informed health consumers and survivors through self-help activities and health education. We work to create a dialogue with the community at large about racial disparities in health and the need for cultural and racial sensitivity. | ||
| Programs: | "Healthy for Life", a series of health education lectures promoting healthy choices including nutrition, disease prevention and maintenance
"Sisters Reaching Sisters" & "Reaching Brothers", tailored peer outreach promoting early cancer detection & screening "Juneteenth Health Fair", annual community health forum including general health information and free health screening held at Louden Center Resource Library, support groups, 1 to 1 trained peer health outreach workers, university interns, community, church and salon outreach | ||
| Meetings: | 1 Friday evening per quarter 7pm | ||
| Languages other than English: | None | ||
| Accommodations for Disabled: | Wheelchair Access | ||
| Public Transportation: | Call for information | ||
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes | ||
| Fees: | None | ||
| Areas Served: | Monterey County San Benito County Santa Cruz County | ||
| Physical Location: | Santa Cruz | ||
| Funding Source: | Grants | ||
| Officials | |||
Carmelita Austin-Schreher Valerie McGee | |||
| Related Agencies | |||
| Child Agencies: | Walnut Avenue Women's Center | ||
| Subject Headings | |||
| African Americans Health Education Information and Referral Outreach Programs Private Nonprofits | |||
| This record last modified October 8, 2012 | |||