Austin Asian Community Health Initiative

Take The Lead - Mixer Event
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Hailey, our Executive Director and Phu, our Board of Directors’ Chair-Elect, will be speaking at The New Philanthropists‘s Take the Lead Mixer Event

In collaboration with Asian Texans for Justice and Austin Asian American Film Festival, TNP will be facilitating a conversation on the importance of Asian leadership and board service.

Learn, connect, and mingle with local leaders + professionals, and enjoy small bites by Asahi Imports, drinks, and the creative atmosphere of The Cathedral.

RSVP here.

AACHI at Night Market.Fun
2024-05-25 16:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Saturday, May 25, we will be at the Night Market from 4 pm – 9:30 pm. More info here: https://www.nightmarket.fun/

AACHI tabling at AFSSA's Legal & Resource Fair
2024-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The fair will be held on June 1, 2024 at the St. Francis School Gymnasium from 2pm-4pm. While RSVP’ing is not mandatory for attendance, it does help us with planning. Thank You!
RSVP here.

Community Health Fair
2024-07-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, Texas, 78754, United States
Saturday, July 20, 2024 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Join Austin Public Health, the Asian American Community Health Initiative and the Asian American Resource Center for a community health fair on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 8401 Cameron Road.
We’ll have free health services available, including immunizations, vaccinations, eye testing, and acupuncture. No appointments or registrations are necessary.
Please note:

Vaccine services end at 1pm.
Bring your shot records. Immunizations will be first come, first serve.
For glucose and cholesterol testing, you must fast but you should take your medication and drink water (2 hours for glucose, 8 hours for cholesterol).

There will also be giveaways, raffle prizes, food distribution, school supplies, children’s activities, snacks and more.
Interpretation and Translation services will be available for Arabic, Burmese, Nepali, and Pashto/Dari. Interpretation is also available for Korean, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Parking will be available at the AARC parking lot and at the Austin Police Department Recruiting parking lot, which is next to the AARC and a 5 minute walk away. Entry/exit to both lots is on Cameron Road. For more information, please contact Gunjen.Mittal@AustinTexas.gov or (512) 972-5560.

Virtual Asian Mental Health Event
2024-11-12 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
RSVP & mark your calendars!

Our upcoming virtual mental health panel will be taking place on Tuesday, November 12th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM over Zoom.

An opportunity for students to share their observations on mental health in the Asian American community and for attendees to ask our wonderful panelists questions on their journeys, challenges, and insights, join us for an evening of connection!

Our panelists include:

– Sambavi Venkatesan, LPC (she/her)
– Michael Pham, LPC (he/him)
– Jenny Lau, LPC-Associate (she/her) supervised by Tiffany Dang, LPC-S
– Elexia A. Gonzalez Lowe, LCSW (she/they)

We hope to see you there!

RSVP: bit.ly/mhpanel

AACHI Closed - Winter Break
2024-12-24 08:00 - 2025-01-01 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
AACHI will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 through Wednesday, Jan. 1st, 2025 for winter break. We will be back in the office on January 2nd and ready to serve our communities.

Wishing you a restful, safe, and warm holiday season!

2025 Community Health Fair
2025-07-12 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, Texas, 78754, United States
The Asian American Resource Center – City of Austin (AARC), Austin Public Health (APH), and Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI) are hosting our annual Community Health Fair on Saturday, July 12 from 10:00am-2:00pm at the AARC (8401 Cameron Road, Austin, 78754)!

Services are first come, first served. This is a family friendly event that is open to all with FREE health services, community resources, and activities, including:

Limited vaccines (for people ages 18+ only), vaccine services end at 1pm
Health screenings
Vision testing
Other health resources
Raffle prizes
Food distribution
School supplies

**Please note: Bring your vaccine records. For glucose and cholesterol testing, fasting is required. You should still take your medications and drink water as needed. For glucose, fast for 2 hours before testing. For cholesterol, fast for 8 hours before testing.

Documents required for Central Health‘s Medical Access Program (MAP):

Proof of address
Proof of income for all within household
Proof of family size
Photo ID for all applicants
Proof of immigration status

For more event information, please contact Gunjen Mittal at Gunjen.Mittal@AustinTexas.gov or (512) 972-5560.

Interpretation and translation services will be available for Arabic, Burmese, Nepali, Pashto, Dari, Vietnamese, and Korean languages.

Parking will be available onsite at the AARC and at the Austin Police Department (1520 Rutherford Lane), which is a 5 minute walk to the AARC. Entry/exit to both lots is on Cameron Road. Carpooling, public transit, and ride shares are encouraged. The AARC is located by stops for bus lines 10 and 325.

Ngày Y Tế Cộng Đồng - 10/11/25
2025-10-11 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Ngày Y Tế Cộng Đồng Việt Nam 10/11/25 và kỷ niệm 25 năm thành lập:

Free healthcare seminar + community conversation in Burmese
2025-10-25 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Austin Asian Community Health Initiative, 704 E. Wonsley #203, Austin, Texas, 78758, United States
Upcoming: Free healthcare seminar + focus group event!
Event language: Burmese
Topics: Cancer prevention, early symptoms of cancer, community health & social needs.
Seminar and community conversation organized by: Dr. Kyaw Lwin Aung and AACHI
AACHI’s Multilingual Community Health Worker for Burmese community: Vung Lun
#Burmese #seminar #LanguageAccess #CancerPrevention
