Health
care disparities among minorities is a chronic social disease with many
layers. If ignored, the complications of disparities have a way of catching up
to one in the long run.
Asheville Buncombe Institute
of Parity Achievement has its priority, the
achievement of health parity using a seven - pronged approach:
• Education
• Empowerment
• Cultural Competence
Training
• Data Collection and
Assessment
• Research
• Patient/Client
Navigation
• Resource Development
OUR MISSION
ABIPA promotes economic, social, and health parity
achievement for African Americans and other people of color in Buncombe
County through advocacy, education, research, and community partnerships.