ACPHC – African Communities Public Health Coalition

African Communities Public Health Coalition Takes Measures To Overcome Impact Of Covid-19 Racial Inequities Faced by African Immigrants

March 22, 2021

Written by Senait Admassu (MSW), President As a community-based nonprofit organization, the African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC), for the past seven years, has primarily been the premier vehicle for providing mental health and social services to the African immigrant and refugee communities of the Los Angeles area. Located in […]

African Immigrants in the United States of America and the Dilemmas of the New Public Charge Rule

May 26, 2020

By Josephaus R Weeks for the African Coalition About 2.1 million Africans migrated to the United States of America in 2018 according to official records. This number increases to 4.2 million when those from Caribbean nations are included. Top countries of origin for African immigrants were Nigeria 221,000 or […]

Challenging Issues of Mental Health and Covid-19: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Communities .

May 26, 2020

COVID-19 affects lower-income, ethnic minority communities with job loss, food insecurity, and poorer access to health care. There are so many Information overloads and cultural and linguistic gaps that exacerbate anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty. The African Coalition provided a virtual education workshop. This workshop created a space where stakeholders had conversation about the […]