Welcome to the Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition
Advancing health equity with and for the Hmong American community.
Advancing health equity with and for the Hmong American community.

The Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition (HHCPC) was founded in 1995 by Mao Heu-Thao during the early years of Hmong resettlement in Minnesota. This period was characterized by significant health challenges and a lack of trust between the Hmong community and the healthcare system. In response, HHCPC emerged as a vital bridge to provide culturally informed care, educate the community, and foster understanding, all aimed at improving Hmong health equity and advancing health research to enhance Hmong public health. For more information, read this article that chronicles our 30+ year history:
HSJ Hmong in MN Special Issue Volume 28(2026) - Hmong Studies Journal

We are a volunteer board of passionate healthcare professionals united by a shared purpose—to promote Hmong health equity and make life healthier and brighter for the Hmong community through care, partnership, education, research and providing cultural consultation to create culturally informed care. Our efforts are supported by our partners, community members and volunteers of the Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition.
Executive Board (from left):
Nachia Larson (Sec),
Ngia Mua (Treasurer),
Dr. Yeng M. Yang (Chair),
Mao Heu Thao (Member at large),
Maytinee Xiong (Member at large), &
Mai See Lee (Co-Chair).
Not pictured here -Machy Vue (Co-Treasurer), Alexander Vue (Member at large), Bao Chu Lee (Co-Sec) & Ma Xiong (Public Relations & Media)

We are deeply grateful to our healthcare partners who, over the years, have collaborated with the Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition to provide vaccines, health screenings, and education to the Hmong community. Together, we also engage in Hmong health research and share insights that promote culturally informed care, improve health outcomes, and address the unique healthcare challenges faced by our community in the pursuit of Hmong health equity.
(Note: We partner with many healthcare and non-healthcare organizations to further our mission. Their logos may not be represented on this page but we value their partnerships equally.)
At the Hmong Health Care Professionals Coalition (HHCPC), our mission is to advance health equity for the Hmong American community through culturally informed care, direct healthcare services, education, partnerships, mentorship, and Hmong health research.

At HHCPC, we believe prevention saves lives. That's why we're bringing education and screening directly to our community! Join us at the annual J4 Freedom Festival health fair.
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HHCPC is partnering with Mayo clinic and the MN Liver Health Collaborative to understand liver diseases in the Hmong community and how to educate the community on the importance of screening for known causes of liver disease such as hepatitis B, alcohol liver disease, and fatty (metabolic) liver disease which can progress to liver failure and liver cancer. HHCPC has conducted a series of community listening sessions focused on liver disease and liver cancer to better understand both awareness and barriers to care. During these sessions, community members shared what they curretly know about hepatitis B, fatty liver, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, and what worries them most about these conditions. Facilitators used plain language education and culturally informed discussion to explain how liver disease develops, why ealry screening is important, and what treatments are available, while inviting stories, questions, and lived experiences from participants.
Through these conversations, HHCPC gathered important insights about barriers to getting screened and treated in the current healthcare system. Themes raised included limited knowledge about liver disease, fear and stigma, language and interpretation challenges, concerns about mistrust or past negative experiences with healthcare.
The feedback from these listening sessions is being used to shape more culturally responsive outreach, improve educational materials, and inform partnerships with health systems so that screening and treatment for liver diseases are more accessible, understandable, and more respectful for the communities HHCPC serves.
Recent evidence shows that stroke is especially common and concerning within the Hmong community. In a study patients from 2010-2019, Hmong individuals were found to have strokes at younger ages than White patiets-on average 11 years earlier for ischemic stroke and even more strikingly for brain-bleed (hemorrhagic) stroke. Moreover, Hmong patients were twice likely to suffer hemorrhagic strokes compared with their White peers (31% v.s. 15%). These findings suggest our community carries a disproportionate burden of stroke-with earlier onset, more severe forms, and often worse risk-factor control (e.g., higher blood sugar, poorer cholesterol control and blood pressure control).
Given these disparities, there is an urgent need for focused commuity outreach, culturally appropriate stroke education, early screening, and preventative care. This is why HHCPC is partnering with Wilder Research and HNA to work with the American Stroke Association to create a culturally informed education campaign. We are conducting conversations with the Hmong community to hear what their understanding of stroke is and how we can better educate the community. We are also conducting interviews with healthcare professionals who take care of stroke patients. If you are interested in participating in these conversations, please contact Miamoua at Wilder Research at Miamoua.vang@wilder.org.
HHCPC is partnering with the University of MN School of Public Health and M Health to provide HPV education and vaccines. HPV is a virus and certain high risk serotypes cause cervical cancer. For more information in both English and Hmong language, go to hmonghpv.com
HHCPC has partnered with M Health Fairview Community Outreach to put on several flu clinics within the Hmong Community in 2025 as we have every year since 2019. For the latest flu clinic, go to facebook.com/hhcpc
HHCPC is developing a pipeline of future healthcare leaders by providing volunteer opportunities and meaningful experiences for students and young people interested in health careers. This work helps inspire and prepare the next generation to serve and lead in community health. If you are interested in serving as a mentor or if you are interested to be mentored, please contact us.
Check out our Video library for various important health education in Hmong and English at our YOUTUBE channel at si=2ed8cXYWU5xtTjHN.youtube.com/@HHCPC1995
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• Annual checkups
• Diabetes and blood pressure care
• Vaccinations
• Preventive screenings
• Mental health care
• Specialist referrals
Community Clinics / Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
These clinics often accept Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, uninsured patients, and sliding-scale payments.
NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center
2220 Plymouth Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Phone: (612) 543-2500
Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
2001 Bloomington Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: (612) 301-3433
Southside Community Health Services
324 E 35th St
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: (612) 827-7181
Neighborhood HealthSource – Fremont Clinic
3300 Fremont Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412
Phone: (612) 588-9411
People’s Center Clinics & Services – Cedar Riverside
425 20th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: (612) 332-4973
Open Cities Health Center
409 N Dunlap St
St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: (651) 290-9200
Minnesota Community Care – East Side Clinic
895 7th St E
St Paul, MN 55106
Phone: (651) 602-7500
Minnesota Community Care – La Clinica
153 Cesar Chavez St
St Paul, MN 55107
Phone: (651) 602-7500
United Family Medicine
1026 7th St W
St Paul, MN 55102
Phone: (651) 758-9500
Major Health System Primary Care Clinics
HealthPartners/Park Nicollet
https://www.healthpartners.com/
HealthPartners Midway Clinic
451 Dunlap St N
St Paul, MN
Phone: (651) 647-2050
HealthPartners Maplewood Clinic
1575 Beam Ave
Maplewood, MN
Phone (651) 523-9800
HealthPartners Woodbury Clinic
8450 Seasons Pkwy
Woodbury, MN
Phone: (651) 702-5305
HealthPartners St Paul Wabasha Clinic
401 Phalen Blvd
St Paul, MN
(952) 853-8800
Park Nicollet Clinics
Park Nicollet Clinic St Louis Park
1665 Utica Ave S
St Louis Park, MN
Phone: (952) 993-1000
Park Nicollet Clinic Minneapolis
2001 Blaisdell Ave
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: (952) 993-8039
Allina Health Clinics
Allina Health United Family Physicians
1021 Bandana Blvd E
St Paul, MN
Allina Health Clinic Eagan
1110 Yankee Doodle Rd
Eagan, MN
Allina Health Clinic Woodbury
8675 Valley Creek Rd
Woodbury, MN
Allina Health Bandana Square Clinic
1021 Bandana Blvd E
St Paul, MN
Phone: (651) 241-9700
M Health Fairview Clinics
https://www.mhealthfairview.org/
M Health Fairview Clinic Maplewood
2945 Hazelwood St
Maplewood, MN
M Health Fairview Clinic Roselawn
1983 Sloan Place
St Paul, MN
M Health Fairview Clinic Bethesda
559 Capitol Blvd
St Paul, MN
North Memorial Health Clinics
North Memorial Clinic Robbinsdale
3366 Oakdale Ave N
Robbinsdale, MN
North Memorial Clinic Maple Grove
9825 Hospital Dr
Maple Grove, MN
North Memorial Clinic Fridley
480 Osborne Rd NE
Fridley, MN
Phone: (763) 581-0600
Independent Family Medicine Clinics
Entira Family Clinics
Multiple locations across East Metro
Phone: (651) 788-4444
https://entirafamilyclinics.com/
Multicultural Medical Clinic
Multicultural Medical Clinic
2330 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN
Phone (612) 781-1212
https://multiculturalmedicalclinic.com/
Free / Volunteer Clinics
Go to NAFC website to find free clinics near you:
Minneapolis – St. Paul Twin Cities
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Hmong Mental Health Providers
Shee Xiong, LPCC
M Health Fairview Mental Health & Addiction Rice Street Clinic
980 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Languages: Hmong, English
phone: 651-232-3640
https://providers.mhealthfairview.org/provider/shee-xiong/2298745
Fue Yang, LPCC
Yang Counseling Services LLC
322 County Road D East
Saint Paul, MN 55117
https://miresource.com/provider/fue-yang-qyy8
Focus areas include:
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Immigration stress
• Cultural trauma
Mai Bao Xiong, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist
Location: St. Paul
Embie Therapy LLC
2136 Ford Parkway #5140
Saint Paul, MN 55116(612) 712-5250
Amanda Moua, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Clinic: Canopy Mental Health
615 NE 1st Ave. Suite 505, Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 712-7200
https://www.canopymhc.com/therapists/amanda-moua
Maria Moua, LMFT
Maria Moua Therapy
Forest Lake, MN 55025
(651) 564-7836
Ker Xiong, LICSW
4201 Excelsior Boulevard
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: (952) 933-8900
https://www.lifemedical.us/providers/ker-xiong-mswLanguages:
• Hmong
• English
• Lao
Lao Yang
6800 78th Avenue N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Phone: (855) 913-3168
https://lifestance.com/provider/therapist/mn/brooklyn-park/lao-yang/
Kao Lee Vang
9298 Central Ave NE STE 310
Minneapolis, MN 55434
Phone: 651-955-4633
https://npidb.org/doctors/behavioral_health/marriage-family-therapist_106h00000x/1073481396.aspx
Canvas Health
Phone: (651) 777-5222
Vanguard Mental Health & Wellness Clinic
2165 Woodlane Dr Suite 100
Woodbury, MN
Phone: (651) 283-3794
https://www.vanguardmhclinic.com/
Center for Social Healing (Wilder Foundation)
St. Paul, MN
https://www.wilder.org/services/center-for-social-healing/
Crisis & Support Resources
Minnesota Crisis Line
Call or Text: 988
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/988/systems.html
Nami Minnesota
1919 University Avenue West, Suite 400
St. Paul, MN 55104
Local: 651-645-2948
https://namimn.org/support/information-and-resources/crisis-resources/
Canvas Health Crisis Services
Phone: (651) 777-5222
https://www.canvashealth.org/crisis-services/
Ramsey County Mental Health Crisis Line
Phone: (651) 266-7900

HHCPC has applied for federal tax-exempt status, Section 501(c)3 with the IRS. Donations may become tax-deductible retroactive to December 2025, upon approval.
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33 Wentworth Avenue East, Suite 167, West Saint Paul, MN, USA
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