Champions for Health

Organization Description

The organization was founded in 1968 as the Association for Medical & Paramedical Education and Research (AMPER) by the leadership of the San Diego County Medical Society and in 2004 became the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation (SDCMSF) to address the needs of the medically underserved. In 2016, SDCMSF was rebranded to Champions for Health with the vision of Physicians Improving Health, Changing Lives.

MISSION STATEMENT

To improve community health and wellness, access to care for all, and support for physicians through engaged volunteerism.

PURPOSE AND VISIONS

Champions For Health addresses the unanswered healthcare needs of low-income and uninsured San Diego County residents. Champions for Health has garnered much support since 2004, and has provided a coordinated vehicle for physician engagement and volunteerism. Physicians help us change lives doing what they love to do: caring for their patients.

OUR STORY

Champions for Health is the new name for the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation. As we have matured over the past 11 years, and as Health has taken on a greater meaning than just healthcare, we have been blessed with a growing number of champions working with us to improve the health of our community. Recognizing and incorporating all these important partners is what Champions for Health exemplifies.

Founded in 2004 by the leadership of the San Diego County Medical Society, our efforts have provided a caring and efficient resource for patients in need, created a network of physician volunteers, reduced costs and stress on healthcare infrastructures, and established a healthier community and workforce through quality preventive care.

Our partners have helped us to expand from providing access to specialty care through Champions for Health Project Access San Diego, to a wide variety of prevention programs focused on our community’s most vulnerable residents.

Program Information

COMMUNITY WELLNESS (as of March 2022)

Free Immunization Programs

We offer free immunizations to increase health equity in marginalized, in partnership with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services. 

Live Well Speakers Bureau

San Diego County residents can gain the most up-to-date health information with a presentation by a nurse or health care professional. 

Health Screenings

Attend to your health by staying current on well-care visits, screenings, and immunizations. 

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

What is good for the body, is good for the brain, and vice versa.  Your overall health, including brain health and cognitive abilities, can be maintained and improved with some simple lifestyle choices. 

PROJECT ACCESS SD

Project Access San Diego provides access to specialty care to restore health to low-income, uninsured individuals in need of specialty medical care.

Health & Safety
Address 
4699 Murphy Canyon Road
Suite #102
San Diego, CA 92123
United States
General Phone 
(858) 300-2777
Website:
https://championsforhealth.org/
Program(s) 
CHHS - Health Science Internships
Organization type 
Healthcare Facility or Network (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Non-specific/any population
Focus Area(s)
Education, Health & Medicine