Health

Advancing Equitable Access to Healthcare

Team Meetings are held on the Third Friday at 12pm

The Health Community Team works to ensure that Hispanic individuals and families in South Carolina can access healthcare that is affordable, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate.

We believe health is a fundamental right—not a privilege. Yet, language barriers, lack of insurance, and limited cultural understanding often prevent Hispanic residents from receiving timely and quality care. Our team is focused on changing that.

Strategic Goal #1

Increase awareness of resources and access to the healthcare system for the Hispanic community.

Strategic Goal #2

Increase cultural competency among healthcare providers.

What We Do

Connect Families to Services

We help community members navigate the healthcare system by connecting them to bilingual providers, free clinics, and wellness programs. Whether it’s support for chronic illness, preventative care, or mental health, we ensure that families know where to turn—and can be understood when they get there.

Health Resource Navigation

Our bilingual Community Navigators assist individuals in accessing services such as primary care, dental care, vaccinations, and prescription assistance. We work closely with partners like Prisma Health, Bon Secours St. Francis, and the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Address Systemic Gaps

We work with healthcare institutions and advocacy partners to reduce disparities in healthcare delivery, increase interpretation services, and improve outreach to Hispanic patients.

Why It Matters

When people can’t communicate with their doctors, delay visits due to cost, or don’t know what resources are available—they suffer. Families deserve better. The Health Community Team is committed to making healthcare more accessible, understandable, and respectful for every member of our community.

Because when everyone has access to care, everyone thrives.

Health Team Leadership

Just like a healthy human body, our team members have many different roles and perspectives in healthcare, but one goal – collaborating to make each person, and the entire community, as holistically well as possible. They monitor the pulse of health issues important to Hispanics and immediately act to offer appealing and effective intervention and education programs.

Rut Rivera

Health Team Chair

Sebastian Villacis

Health Team Vice Chair

Get Involved

Do you want to drop in at one of the upcoming monthly meetings?

Need Resources?

We can connect you to what you need. View our Education Resources or check out our Community Resource Guide for a comprehensive list of all HA Network Service Providers available.