CLINICA ESPERANZA HOPE CLINIC

ESTABLISHED IN 2007, CLNICA ESPERANZA /HOPE CLINIC (CEHC) IS A 501 3 ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY ATTUNED AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH OUR CHEER WALK-IN CLINIC, CONTINUITY OF CARE CLINIC (CCC), SPECIALTY CLINICS AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES. THE CLINICS VISION IS: (1) TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES; (2) TO ENGAGE IN HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND (3) TO IMPROVE HEALTH SELF-EFFICACY IN OUR COMMUNITY. CEHC SERVES A LARGE POPULATION IN RHODE ISLAND THAT IS VERY VULNERABLE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES BECAUSE THEY LACK ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. WE ADDRESS THIS VULNERABILITY BY PROVIDING WALK-IN PATIENT SERVICES AND HEALTH SCREENS IN COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH SITES. OVER THE PAST TWELVE YEARS, CEHC HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED (AND PUBLISHED) SEVERAL INNOVATIVE CHRONIC DISEASE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THE POSITIVE I