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The Haitian community has empowered itself by forming a number of social, professional, and public health organizations. Several of them, and their mission statements, are listed alphabetically below. Haitian Health Institute serves as facilitator and networking point for many collaborative activities.
Association of Haitian Women in Boston
(AFAB) AFAB seeks all opportunities to equip Haitian women with the necessary tools to improve their social, economic and political status so that they can take control of their lives and futures. Activities include a radio program on women’s issues; lectures at high schools and colleges; workshops on health care, domestic violence, and legal and parenting issues; a young women’s leadership development program; networking to address issues affecting poor women and their families; literacy and ESL classes; and advocacy on such issues as health care, housing, domestic violence, rape, child care, and welfare.
Center for Community Health, Education,
and Research (CCHER) CCHER’s mission is to increase access to different types of services for HIV consumers. Activities include comprehensive case management, affordable housing, home delivered meals and support services, psychological counseling, community and culturally based interventions, testing and analysis of interventions and services concerning their impact on the community.
Haitian American Public Health Initiatives,
Inc. (HAPHI) HAPHI's mission is to act to promote health and foster well-being within the Haitian community of Greater Boston through ecucation and prevention, advocacy, outreach, and services. HAPHI programs promote culturally appropriate health education and support, advocacy for access to care, and the creation of opportinuties for economic development in the field of health care. HAPHI's activities include chronic disease prevention, case management and family support and counseling for families with mentally challenged children, smoking prevention and cessation, HIV testing and counseling, Haitian men's health program, and two after school programs at the Lewemberg and Wilson middle schools.
Haitian Health Institute (HHI) The mission of the Haitian Health Institute is to research unmet needs, identify gaps in services, and evaluate existing programs for quality, effectiveness and efficiency of service within the Massachusetts Haitian Community. Activities include networking with other organizations, community organizing, evaluation of existing programs, research, and rapid response to community health crises.
Haitian Mental Health Unit, Cambridge Hospital The mission of the Haitian Mental Health Clinic is to provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate psychological and psychiatric services to the Haitian community in Massachusetts, regardless of ability to pay. Activities included psychiatric crisis and therapeutic intervention for adults, children, couples, families, and groups. It offers a rich, cross-cultural environment for residents in psychiatry, psychiatric nurses, and trainees. It provides in-service training to other departments of the Cambridge Hospital, as well as other agencies, conferences, and case consultation. Further activities include Haitian Health Day, radio and cable TV programming, and published material.
Haitian Multi-Service Center (HMSC) HMSC’s mission is to prepare and assist immigrants in their struggle for social and economic self-sufficiency in America. Activities include day care; education; adult and children’s health; emergency support; immigration services; and HIV/AIDS counseling, case management, and support; advocacy; and coordination of services. Haitian Nurses Association
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