Afghan Health Leadership Consortium (Afghan Coalition)

The Afghan Health Leadership Consortium is comprised of community-based organizations, as well as civic and municipal agencies that provide services to the Afghan community throughout Alameda County and the greater Bay Area. AHLC meetings are held quarterly and facilitated by Dr. Valerie Smith, Certified Health Education Specialist. During the Covid pandemic and following afterwards, the Consortium meetings have been held virtually expanding the participation beyond the Bay Area throughout the state and beyond. The health topics discussed are unique to the Afghan Community and are focused to service providers, educators and community leaders. After the crisis in Afghanistan, the focus of the Consortium has been on issues relating to the needs and problems of the new arrivals and solutions that addressed those special needs. Recent topics covered at the Consortium Meetings have been Refugee Resettlement-Welcoming Afghan Arrivals, Understanding Afghan Arrivals, and Afghanistan One Year Out: Families in Transition.

The Afghan Health Leadership Consortium is a program of the Afghan Coalition in Fremont. Contact the Facilitator, Dr. Valerie Smith, at valeriejs2@gmail.com and asked to be added to the listserv.