Clínica Tepati began in 1974, with a focus on serving downtown Sacramento's underserved and undocumented Latino population. Operating out of space provided by WellSpace Health, Clínica Tepati's Spanish interpretation services enable volunteers to communicate effectively, and provide culturally-sensitive care to more than 1,000 patients each year. Our clinic also provides diabetes education, exercise programs, and legal and specialty services for our patient populations.
Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Meaningful community outreach and engagement across research, education, training, and mentoring.
Cultural Transformation Model Final Report
Advancing Health Equity Through a Community-Based Approach
Learn how the Center implemented its Cultural Transformation Model in partnership with a county’s behavioral health department to increase access and utilization of mental health services for their underserved populations.
The final evaluation report of that collaboration highlights the successful results of combining Community Engaged Research, the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards, and the Quadruple Aim framework.
Student-run Clinics and Partner Clinics
Founded in 2012, the Knights Landing One Health Center, Medical Clinic aims to provide linguistically competent and culturally humble healthcare services to the rural underserved in the Knights Landing area. We seek to fill the gap in primary care services and health education, with particular emphasis on women, adolescents, and farm workers. Our goal is to provide community-centered care by maintaining a high level of community engagement and empowerment, and by continuing to collaborate with other organizations. We are striving to develop a One Health model, linking human, animal, and environmental health. We are also providing learning opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in rural health, nurturing their growth as community leaders and advocates.
Imani is a Swahili word meaning faith and it symbolizes the hope students wish to foster within the African-American community. The clinic was established in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento in 1994 after students became concerned about the staggering and persistent morbidity and mortality rates among African-Americans from hypertension, heart disease, cancer and inadequate prenatal care.
Founded in 1972, the Paul Hom Asian Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, student-run clinic committed to providing free, high-quality primary and specialty healthcare to underserved individuals—regardless of insurance status or background. We offer interpretation services in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Taishanese, Vietnamese, and Hmong, and we strive to create a welcoming environment where patients feel safe, respected, and connected to care that honors their identity and experiences. Our services span a wide range of care, including Primary Care, Cardiopulmonary, Women’s Health, Dermatology, Diabetes, Hepatitis, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Musculoskeletal care, and Nutrition. We also provide health insurance enrollment support through Covered California and offer access to free or low-cost medications through our Patient Assistance Program. Through the generosity and kindness of so many—undergraduate volunteers, health professional students, healthcare professionals, and more—we are incredibly grateful to be where we are today. Together, we continue to strive to make healthcare accessible for all — and to carry forward our passion to serve.
The Shifa Clinic promotes the health and wellness needs of a multilingual, ethnically diverse community, primarily serving patients from the South Asian and Muslim communities. The clinic provides interpretive and specialty services such as dermatology, cardiology, and women's health.
Sharing a space with Sacramento's Harm Reduction Services, the Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic provides a safe health care environment for intravenous drug users, sex workers, and their families – with an emphasis on prevention, infectious disease education, and HIV testing.
Established in 2002, Bayanihan Clinic provides accessible primary and preventative healthcare to Filipino immigrants and all diverse, underserved communities of the Greater Sacramento area, while honoring the legacy of Filipino veterans through advocacy and community engagement.
Operating out of the Salvation Army facility near downtown Sacramento, the Willow Clinic provides health care screening and care services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
UC Davis undergraduates and medical students launched the Vietnamese Cancer Awareness, Research and Education Society (VN CARES) in 2001. VN Cares offers preventative cancer screenings for patients every month.
The HLUB Clinic was formed to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health care services to the Hmong community. The clinic screens for breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancers, in addition to Hepatitis B.
Operating within Sacramento's Gender Health Center, the clinic helps provide gender affirming hormone therapy, STI testing, and PReP prescriptions to community members across California who would not otherwise have access to these medical services. The Gender Health Center provides a safe, supportive, environment for LGBTQQI community at every stage of the coming out or transition process.
Sacramento region is a home to one of the largest Russian-speaking communities in the U.S. As a newly established student-run clinic at UC Davis, Nadezhda Clinic strives to provide free healthcare to underserved Russian-speaking population. We provide interpretative services, focusing on culturally sensitive primary care and working on establishing specialty clinics.
RIVER is a mobile pediatric clinic providing free primary care and mental health services to under-resourced communities throughout Sacramento. Bringing care directly to communities in need along with school-based clinics, RIVER addresses acute illness and injury, chronic illness monitoring and health supervision, and provides screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences.
