Watch to see how Bay Area Community Health utilized their mobile clinics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mission
Bay Area Community Health, formerly Tri-City Health Center, is a non-profit health center providing a diverse spectrum of healthcare services and education. We serve everyone without regard to financial position, ethnicity, language, culture, sexual orientation, or any other criterion. With a commitment to serve in a caring, nurturing atmosphere, we strive to promote optimal health, eliminate preventable diseases, and improve the quality of life for every individual and family in our community.
Access
- Eight sites in Fremont Area
- Four mobile health units serving the elderly, school children and the homeless
- Open 60 hours a week, including Saturday
- Convenient Care Services
- Staff speaks over 20 different languages and dialects- American Sign Language, Arabic, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Burmese, Cantonese,Farsi, Fiji, French, German, Hindi, Ilocano, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Mandarin, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Telugu, Urdu, Vietnamese, Visayan
Clinical Services Highlights
- Chiropractic and acupuncture services
- Adult Medicine
- Chronic Care Services: Diabetes & Hypertension
- Family Practice
- Geriatric Care
- HIV ACCESS: primary care services for southern Alameda County residents
- Mental Health Services, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for substance abuse disorders
- Pediatric Care
- Prenatal Care Services: 2,146 prenatal care visits per year
- Specialized clinics: Teen Clinic
- Dental Clinic
- Women’s Health
Community Education and Youth Services
- Chronic Care Self-Management
- Parenting classes available in five languages
- Work Investment Act: job training for high risk youth
- Youth Act Project: risk reduction program for substance abusing and truant teens
Meeting the Needs of the Community
- Gay/lesbian support center
- Transgender supported program (TransVision)
- Harm reduction program
- Male involvement program
Meeting the Needs of the Homeless
- HOPE mobile van five days a week to serve the homeless population of southern and eastern Alameda County
- Provides a case manager for homeless populations
To visit the Bay Area Community Health website, go to https://bach.health/