Happy New Year!

AAPCHO expresses our gratitude for our Members, partners, community, and advocates for their shared commitment in improving the health and well-being of AA and NH/PI families and communities in the past year. Thank you for your continued partnership in 2026 to improve AA and NH/PI health for all!

NEMS Opens New Elderly Care Center in San Jose, CA

North East Medical Services (NEMS) opened a new Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Center in San Jose. This award-winning center is a culturally responsive healthcare and wellness hub for local seniors, integrating design elements that reflect community values and improve access and comfort for patients. Read more »

BACH Expands Clinic in East San Jose, CA to Serve More Communities

Bay Area Community Health (BACH) is planning to expand its McKee clinic in East San Jose, CA to reach more underserved, low-income residents. This plan will include additional dental and vision services and extending operating hours to increase access to care for about 15,000 people in the community. Read more »

Leveraging Resources at Health Centers to Enhance Care for Older Adults Webinar

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

9:00am HT / 11:00am / 2:00pm ET

Join AAPCHO for a webinar that will explore how community health centers can improve healthcare for older adults by addressing transportation, chronic disease management, and limited specialized care through innovative models, telehealth, and coordinated local partnerships. Attendees will also learn about AAPCHO's partnership with the Archstone Foundation and gain practical strategies to enhance older adult care in community health settings. Register now »

Discussing Childhood Hepatitis B Vaccination with Your Patients: What Clinicians Should Know Webinar 

Thursday, January 29, 2026

10:00am HT / 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET

Join AAPCHO and hepatitis B clinical experts for a panel discussion on practical tips for talking with your patients about childhood hepatitis B vaccination. Register now »

Apply Now! Advancing Health Literacy to Improve Health Outcomes Community of Practice

Application Due: 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Join AAPCHO for this Community of Practice designed to offer health centers tools and strategies to improve health literacy. From subject matter expert speakers and through discussion, participants will learn strategies to integrate effective practices to improve health literacy among patients; learn innovative ways to engage health center patients with low health literacy; and improve quality care for health center patients. Apply now »

Culturally-Responsive Care for AA and NH/PI Older Adults Community of Practice

Quarterly meetings will begin in March 2026

AAPCHO invites applicants to participate in quarterly Community of Practice meetings with a cohort of organizations that serve AA and NH/PI older adults. The Archstone Foundation, an AAPCHO partner, supports this initiative focusing on strengthening culturally-responsive care and access for AA and NH/PI older adults. Participants will learn from a cohort of peers across various sectors in California to share strategies and promising practices for increasing capacity to serve AA and NH/PI older adults. Apply now »

Strengthening Rural Health Systems’ Ability to Provide Preventive Care Webinar

Thursday, March 12, 2026

1:00pm HT / 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET

 

Friday, March 13, 2026

8:00am PWT / 9:00am ChST / 

10:00am FSM,KOST / 11:00am MHT

Rural areas have distinct healthcare systems, largely influenced by geographic isolation and limited resources with rural communities often experiencing later diagnoses due to fewer transportation options and poorer management of diabetes and other chronic conditions from needing to travel to seek services. In partnership with the Pacific Islander Center of Primary Care Excellence (PI-CoPCE), AAPCHO will host a webinar on the unique needs and preventive services outcomes of patients served at rural community health centers and uplift strategies that center patient experience and community voice. Register now »

Protecting Infants From Day One: Evidence for HepB Birth Dose Impact and How Clinicians Can Build Parent Confidence

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

10:30am HT / 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET

AAPCHO partner, the Hepatitis B Foundation is hosting a webinar that will highlight four decades of evidence showing how universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination helped eliminate HBV transmission and childhood liver cancer among Alaska Native communities. The session will also provide practical strategies for talking with parents about the hepatitis B birth dose, including explaining the vaccine schedule, addressing common concerns, and fostering confidence in early immunization. Register now »

Share a Nomination or Submission! “Faces of TB” Campaign

Stop TB USA, an AAPCHO and TEA partner, is excited to launch its “#FacesOfTB” spotlight, highlighting the full spectrum of people working in the TB world: not just survivors and advocates, but care partners and family members; clinicians; researchers (in the lab and the field); journalists; pharmacists; and many more. If you or someone you know would like to be spotlighted, please complete or share the submission form. Submit here »

Earn CMEs! Targeting Viral Hepatitis: A Road Map for Providers

This education is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $819,327 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

In the Targeting Viral Hepatitis: A Road Map for Providers, Medscape Education provides an education curriculum featuring expert perspectives on the prevention and management of viral hepatitis. U.S.-based infectious disease specialists, primary care physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistants are encouraged to enroll and receive CMEs. Access the curriculum for FREE »