Culturally humble integrative primary care.

     Our Work

 

Through a series of meetings with community advocates, health care workers, and policy makers, we have identified key gaps in existing services that provide unique opportunities for systemic change. First and foremost is access to affordable, high-quality services for under-served patients, including undocumented immigrants, across the continuum of their medical care. Second is the lack of care – both adequate primary and urgent care services – and the resulting overcrowding of local emergency departments. Hospital pricing and billing policies that penalize uninsured patients and lead to crippling medical debt for many local residents is our third focus. Our fourth focus is the lack of sufficient services for the treatment of people living with drug addictions.

 

 

     Where We Come From

 

VIDA has grown from the successes and accomplishments of the Community Coalition for Health Access (CCHA). The CCHA began in 2002 as a collaborative coalition whose goal was to increase access to culturally relevant healthcare for Bernalillo County residents regardless of income, insurance, citizenship, or tribal status. Via community education, participation in structural health policy change, and supportive health systems navigation, the CCHA has helped to change local health systems and policies to improve healthcare access, equity, and affordability.

In 2010, the advocacy arm of CCHA was renamed Vision for Dignity, Access, and Accountability in Healthcare (VIDA) and formally joined the non-profit organization JAZZ for Health.