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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Health
Mission: See line 4a.
Programs: The mision of the organization is the elimination of oakland's health disparities by providing culturally competent, comprehensive healthcare, mental illness, and wrapsound services, and by emphasizing self- sufficiency and community empowerment. Roots community health center accompleshes its mission by providing top-quality healthcare, conducting community-based participatory research, and offering opportunities for rehabilitation, education, training, and employment to reduce poverty and dependency in our community. Roots implements its programs and services while honoring the "roots" of culture, heritage, and tradition; by providing unprecedented access to services; by remaining community- aware and community-responsive; and by establishing partnerships to ensure a more efficient continuum of care in oakland.