Antelope Valley Partners For Health

Antelope Valley Partners for Health is a non-profit organization whose overall goal is to have "healthy people in a healthy Antelope Valley" AVPH seeks to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved population of the Antelope Valley. 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.