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Institute Mission
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To reduce morbidity and mortality from disease among the most vulnerable populations
in our urban areas through improved access to care and increased health knowledge by:
• Preventing illness & disease through health education in traditional and non-traditional settings;
• Assuring availability of care through training in urban medicine and allied health disciplines;
• Breaking down institutional and cultural barriers in urban health education and health care through conferences and seminars;
• Seeking solutions through research; and,
• Building bridges between the public, private and non-profit sectors through collaborations.
The Institute
 The absence of coherent national health care policy is, in my opinion, one of the major disgraces of American life. Greed should not blind doctors to the devastating effect of the absence of such a policy on the American poor and middle class.
--Days of Grace, 1993
On December 3, 1992, two months before his death, Arthur Ashe announced the creation of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH) in response to concerns about health care
delivery in urban America. He knew that the disproportionate amount of illness and death from preventable diseases in our nation's multiethnic communities was not only caused by inadequate health care
delivery, but also by late detection - the result of limited and, too often, culturally inappropriate health education information.
More than a decade later, the Institute remains
true to Arthur's vision by developing and implementing effective programs that encourage people
to take a proactive approach to their health. AAIUH's health science academy is training the next
generation of health care providers. AAIUH's community health empowerment programs in
beauty salons, barbershops, laundromats, tattoo and body piercing salons, libraries and places
of worship help people make their own efforts to be healthy. The Institute is a leader and
pioneer in developing culturally competent health services that address racial, ethnic and
gender disparities in health. AAIUH has grown to include supporters from major
corporations and small businesses, national and local media outlets, local and federal
government agencies, private foundations, sports and entertainment celebrities,
academic institutions, community-based organizations and individuals. AAIUH's
partnership with SUNY Downstate Medical Center is a national model for
universities in partnership with communities. The Institute has a strategic
plan for replicating its model programs nationally.
The Institute is a national tax-exempt charity headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.
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Download a copy of our 10th Anniversary Report.
On our tenth anniversary, the Institute remains
true to Arthur's vision by developing and implementing effective programs that encourage people
to take a proactive approach to their health. Read what we have accomplished in our ten years. |
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