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ABOUT US
HAAF began in 1992 as a three year ethnographic research project in Los Angeles, funded by the Centers for Disease Control. The study was designed to produce an alternative to research methods of poor health outcomes for black infants. Researchers and the African American community worked collaboratively as equal partners, gathering information and ideas about the social, cultural, health and political factors that could lead to low birth weights and deaths for African American infants in Los Angeles.
In 1995, a cooperative agreement
was solidified with Charles Drew
University from 1995 to present.
HAAF’s efforts then began to focus
on partnering community-based
organizations, academia, and
government to create a conduit for
the exchange of needed information/education.
In June 2002, the agency became an independent organization and obtained its non-profit status. A seven-member board of directors, all South Los Angeles target community representatives, governs the agency. HAAF is designed to create lasting effects in health policy and practice that will enhance the health status of the community.
Through ingenuity and capacity-building partnerships, HAAF has grown to become a significant gatekeeper of Community in Los Angeles. HAAF gives voice to Community concerns in national and international arenas, and takes its role as a guardian of Community values very seriously.
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