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- AVPH has brought to the Antelope Valley in the last 5 years more than $7 million in funds from the federal government and private donors to address health issue in the Antelope Valley.
- Rural Health Designation approval by California State OSHPD for the outlying Antelope Valley rural areas.
- Long-term Care Grant for Antelope Valley case management and coordination
- Conducted Community Needs Assessment Surveys for Antelope Valley residents regarding health access and quality of life
- Sustained linkage with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in partnership to address shared health issues and political advocacy for local health care resources and funding
- Provided the Antelope Valley Resource Directory- A community free resource for Social services in the Antelope Valley
- Established a dental project “SAVE-A-SMILE” program to provide free preventative dental services for underserved and low-income children. About 1565 children receive dental screening and about 2938 children, pregnant women and adults receive oral health education in 2004
- Transitional Youth Coalition - AVPH has sought and assisted in receiving funding for transitional youth housing to the Antelope Valley. To date AV has 54 beds for emancipating transitional youth.
- Monthly Case management group which meets to develop and integrate plans of care for high risk seniors or disabled adults in AV
- Transportation- Held a transportation forum to identify the gaps and needs of the community, and out of this a Transportation Coalition was developed in collaboration with Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)
- AVPH assisted in writing a Grant for Developing and coordination of a faith based service program for black infant health and a Black Infant Health program was born in Little Rock to look into health needs of black infants in 2002
- AVPH has organized Free Health Fairs in collaboration with other agencies and support from the Tzu Chi foundation to provide free health education, medical and dental services to low income and under privileged families in the Antelope Valley
- Educating and Outreaching to AV women through its annual Women’s Spring Tea.
- AVPH Mental Health in School coalition has developed a continuum of school and community program service with a model to assist children with mental health issues in the Antelope Valley this was presented to some superintendents.
- Established Community Nutrition and Physical Activity projects, which included the “Boot Camps” and a “Healthy Expo” to promote healthy life styles in the community.
- Regularly provides a platform for interactions between Community Residents and Local Policymakers to address local health issues.
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