THE OPPORTUNITY

Vision & Mission

Grameen PrimaCare envisions a world where access to high quality, affordable and comprehensive healthcare is a reality for all people. Our mission is provide underserved women from low-income immigrant communities with a health promotion and empowerment program that utilizes a community health worker model to create healthier lives. 

Our Values

• Focus on empowering women through peer support and learning.
• Promote health engagement and active participation, not just access to healthcare.
• Build on the peer support and capacity mobilization of Grameen organizations.
• Ensure inclusivity and affordability.
• Achieve financial independence as a prerequisite to sustainability and scale.
• Use existing resources and create strong partnerships in the community. 
• Focus on health promotion and prevention to achieve healthy lifestyles.
• Integrate social determinants of health and build member resources to address them.
• Evaluate processes and results to adapt model and build an evidence base for influence.
• Promote collaboration within the health and community development systems.

Goals

Grameen PrimaCare will:

• Improve the lives of thousands of hard-working immigrant women in the USA.
• Create a transformative model to enhance health outcomes, increase knowledge, and boost social capital. 
• Advance the dialogue in the USA on access to healthcare for the underserved.