Helpful Links
Health Access/ Acceso a La Salud
- AIM
A state program that provides low-cost health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income pregnant women and their infants.
- AIM (Español)
Un programa estatal que brinda cobertura médica de bajo costo a mujeres embarazadas y a sus recién nacidos de bajos recursos y sin seguro médico.
- Alameda Alliance for Health
Alameda Alliance for Health is a health plan developed to meet the health care needs of Alameda County Residents.
- Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)
ACMHS offers culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services in Alameda and Contra Costa County.
- Blue Cross of California
Information on state programs offered through Blue Cross of California, including Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, MRMIP, AIM, and CMSP.
- Blue Cross of California (Español)
Información sobre programas estatales ofrecidos por Blue Cross of California, incluyendo Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, MRMIP, AIM, y CMSP.
- Blue Cross of California (Chinese)
- California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
CPCA is an association that represents and advocates for over 600 community clinics and health centers throughout California. Likewise, it facilitates access to quality low-cost healthcare to traditionally underserved populations.
- The Community Health Advocacy Project (CHAP)
CHAP helps low-income residents of Alameda and San Francisco Counties get the health care they need.
- The Community Health Advocacy Project (CHAP) (Español)
CHAP ayuda a residentes de los condados de Alameda y San Francisco de bajos recursos recibir la cobertura médica que necesitan.
- The Community Health Advocacy Project (CHAP) (Chinese)
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
DDS is the agency through which the State of California provides services and supports to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS) (Español)
El Departamento de Servicios de Desarrollo (DDS) de California es la agencia por la cual el Estado de California brinda servicios y apoyo a niños e adultos con incapacidades de desarrollo.
- Healthy Families
Healthy Families is a state program that provides low-cost health, dental and vision coverage to uninsured children in low-income families.
- Healthy Families (Español)
Healthy Families es un programa estatal que brinda cobertura médica, dental e óptica de bajo costo a niños sin seguro médico en familias de bajos recursos.
- Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente's homepage.
- Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP)
MRMIP is a state program that provides health insurance to Californians who are unable to obtain coverage in the individual health insurance market.
- Regional Center of the East Bay
A nonprofit agency that partners with many individuals and other agencies to plan and coordinate services and supports for people with developmental disabilities.
- United Government Services, LLC
Information on health plans, nursing homes, and Medicare coverage, eligibility, enrollment and more.
Social Services/ Servicios Sociales
Children's Health/ Salud de Niños
- Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP)
The CHDP program is a state-funded preventive health program that makes early health care available to children and youth with health problems as well as to those who seem well.
- Children's Charitable Foundation
The Children's Charitable Foundation directly assists the families of children who suffer from severe physical, mental or emotional conditions.
- Children's Hospital Oakland (CHO)
Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, home to Northern California's only pediatric trauma center, is both a regional referral center for pediatric specialty care and a medical safety net for children throughout the East Bay.
Women's Health/ Salud de Mujer
- GINE-WEB (Español)
Información sobre salud de la mujer, incluyendo: trastornos menstruales, esterilidad, y cáncer femenino entre muchos otros temas.
- La Leche League International
Information on breastfeeding.
- La Leche League International (Español)
Información sobre la lactancia maternal.
- Healthy Families
Healthy Families is a state program that provides low-cost health, dental and vision coverage to uninsured children in low-income families.
- Healthy Families (Español)
Healthy Families es un programa estatal que brinda cobertura médica, dental e óptica de bajo costo a niños sin seguro médico en familias de bajos recursos.
- The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
NWHIC provides information on a vast array of women's topics like pregnancy, breastfeeding, body image, HIV/AIDS, girls' health, and violence against women, as well as health information and resources for minority populations.
- The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) (Español)
NWHIC ofrece información sobre muchos y variados temas de mujer como el embarazo, lactancia materna, imagen propia, VIH/SIDA, salud de mujeres adolescentes, y violencia contra la mujer además de información de salud y recursos para minorías.
- Women Infants & Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program
WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well and stay healthy.
AIDS/ SIDA
- UCSF AIDS Information
AIDS experts at the University of California at San Francisco - sections on treatment, research and policy.