African American Wellness Project (AAWP)
The African American Wellness Project (AAWP) was founded to improve health outcomes and expand access to quality healthcare for individuals and families who face systemic barriers within the healthcare system.
We recognize that various factors, including socioeconomic status, geography, and lived experiences can significantly influence healthcare access and quality. African Americans often encounter unique challenges in navigating this system, and while positive shifts are underway, progress remains slow amid rising costs and increasing health demands.
At AAWP, we focus on equipping individuals and communities with tools to make informed decisions about their health. We believe that living a healthy lifestyle is essential, but understanding how to effectively interact with healthcare providers, systems, and resources is just as critical.
AAWP was launched following a gathering of health and community leaders from across San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties who recognized the urgent need for actionable strategies to close gaps in care and promote wellness.
Our mission is to promote health literacy, foster community-driven solutions, and provide trusted information to empower individuals to take control of their health journeys.
Advancing Health Access: AAWP’s Vision for Better Care and Outcomes
Promoting Wellness, Strengthening Communities, and Improving Health Literacy
Our Initiatives
BLACK DOCTORS SPEAK PODCAST
ABOUT HEALTH – ETHNIC HEALTH
AFRICAN AMERICAN WELLNESS PROJECT
HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
What We Do
The African-American Wellness Project is organized to help you respond to inequities in the health care delivery system.
Originally focusing, on the African-American community, we have found that many consumers need to know how to organize their health care delivery options in a way that allows them to best utilize health care services. The African-American Wellness Project focuses on those tools that you need to get the best quality healthcare regardless of insurance or circumstance.
Founded more than a decade ago, the African American Wellness Project (AAWP) was formed to respond to health disparities in the African American community and is dedicated to health equity and better health outcomes for people of color. AAWP is particularly focused on improving the health of the African American community by serving as a megaphone for trusted knowledge and information and providing guides and resources that enable and encourage African Americans to advocate for themselves and receive improved care, regardless of insurance or circumstances.
The African American Wellness Project provides:
- Provides culturally relevant health information
- Resources and tools to get the best quality healthcare
- Access to African American health experts
Why We Do It
African Americans suffer from health conditions at a disproportionately higher rate and need to know how to take charge of and advocate for their health.
AAWP was formed to respond to health disparities in the African American community and is dedicated to health equity and better health AAWP serves as a trusted resource for health information and is a good prescription for the health of Black America in the Bay Area.
At AAWP, we believe that health disparities will continue to exist if we don’t take action. We provide the resources, information and tools, as well as serve as advocate in order to get the best quality health care possible regardless of insurance or circumstance. AAWP is a “good prescription” for Black America.
At AAWP, we believe that health disparities will continue to exist if we don’t take action. We provide the resources, information and tools, as well as serve as advocate in order to get the best quality health care possible regardless of insurance or circumstance. AAWP is a “good prescription” for Black America.
The African American Wellness Project is a “good prescription” for the health of Black America
