Antelope Valley Partners for Health (AVPH), is a community based organization for local public health planning and intervention in the Antelope Valley.
Our Vision
It is our vision that all children and families in the Antelope Valley will have optimal psychosocial, physical and environmental health. “Healthy People in a Healthy Antelope Valley”
Our Mission
To serve as a catalyst that enhances community health wellness and quality of life in the Antelope Valley through collaboration of local residents, agencies, faith based organizations and government entities.
Long Term goals for Organization
- Decreased rates of morbidity and mortality.
- Increased number of families and children accessing health and social services.
- Increased linkage and numbers of referrals for families and children to health care service providers and programs.
- Increased physical and mental health wellbeing for families and children.
- Children meeting age appropriate health developmental markers.
AVPH seeks to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved population of the Antelope Valley. This population includes adults and children of diverse ethnic origins who are currently living at or below the poverty line, have no access to health care services and must overcome the geographic barriers from living in the area.
AVPH has made significant changes in the following areas: access to health care, community needs assessments, mental health care in schools, dental health for low income children, nutrition and physical activity programs for children and their families, infant mortality issues, women’s health education, housing concerns for transitional foster youth, case management services for pregnant women, developed a community resource directory, developed a community based care management consortium for senior citizens, addressed transportation issues, developed and implemented a coordinated comprehensive community network to support at-risk youth and their families, and played a lead role in most local health and health policy issues.
Building Collaborative Partnerships
The history of AVPH represents an inventive community effort to improve access to health care and social services for residents, especially those living in rural outlying communities of the Antelope Valley. AVPH understands the reality and challenges in improving health and wellness of a community. AVPH seeks to continue developing partners and collaborations that will address the health needs of the Antelope Valley residents to ensure optimum health goals.
Your Health, Your Community
AVP encourages all community residents to participate in our ongoing campaign to boost community health services, promote wellness and improve the quality of life in the Antelope Valley. With your help, we will meet the unique challenges in improving health care for families, children and individuals living and working in the Antelope Valley.
