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about us

Protecting & Expanding Access. Elevating Care. Empowering Community Members.

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A diverse group of smiling people in business attire stand indoors, holding rainbow pride flags. They pose together in front of a red wall, celebrating LGBTQ+ pride in a modern office setting.
A pregnant woman smiles while holding her belly and talking to a female doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope. They are in a bright medical office, and both appear happy and engaged in conversation.
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DAP Health meets people where they are—literally and figuratively.

Across 25 fixed locations and nine mobile units from the Coachella Valley to the San Diego coast, the community health center provides whole-person care to every member of the diverse communities it serves, regardless of age, identity, or income.
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Our vision & mission

DAP Health envisions a world where every person achieves their full potential.

DAP Health provides comprehensive health care and support services where all people are seen, heard, and affirmed.

care that respects your journey

Our history & growth

From advocacy to action: 40 years of care

Since 1984, DAP Health has continually adapted to meet the emerging needs of the diverse communities it serves.

Founded as Desert AIDS Project by community volunteers in Palm Springs in 1984, DAP Health has continually evolved, broadening its mission to protect and expand health care access for all people from the Coachella Valley to the San Diego coast. The nonprofit ensures every person who walks through its doors receives the expert, affirming care they need and deserve.

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Our commitment to culturally competent care

At DAP Health, we believe the patient comes first, and we treat the whole person. Culturally competent health care refers to the ability of health care clinicians and institutions to deliver services that are respectful of and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patient populations. It involves understanding and addressing the unique cultural factors that influence patients’ health beliefs, practices, and behaviors. The bottom line? Providing culturally competent health care leads to better health outcomes.
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DAP Health by the Numbers

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Leadership & Medical Team

Meet the Experts Providing Your Care

In and out of the exam room, DAP Health is staffed by team members who are not only at the top of their respective field, but who feel a particular connection to our mission and the lifesaving work we do.
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DAP Health over the years

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1985

D.A.P. initiates its own HIV/AIDS testing program upon FDA approving the first test to detect HIV antibodies in blood.

1992

Steve Chase chairs D.A.P. benefit event “Heartstrings: An Event in 3 Acts.” Disco Queen Thelma Houston performs.

1984

Desert AIDS Project (D.A.P.) is founded in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Coachella Valley.

1990

Borrego Community Health Foundation (BCHF) is incorporated to operate Borrego Medical Clinic in Borrego Springs.

1994

D.A.P. opens a satellite office in Indio to serve underserved communities. Steve Chase, a D.A.P. board member, passes away from AIDS. First Annual Steven Chase Humanitarian Awards are held in honor of their namesake.

2001

D.A.P. establishes a food depot to support clients with nutritional challenges.

2005

Borrego Health acquires Julian Medical Clinic and Santa Rosa Del Valle clinics.

1999

D.A.P. moves to a larger facility in Palm Springs.

2004

Borrego Health begins a decade-long expansion to provide financial stability

2006

Borrego Health acquires Centro Medico Cathedral City and Centro Medico El Cajon.

2008

D.A.P. opens the first adult, HIV-specialty dental clinic in Riverside County

2013

Borrego Health expands its services in Escondido and Desert Hot Springs.

2007

Vista Sunrise Apartments are built to provide affordable housing for D.A.P. clients.

2012

D.A.P. establishes a cancer care center and Borrego Health opens a specialty clinic.

2014

D.A.P. launches Get Tested Coachella Valley and Borrego Health opens new clinics.

2016

D.A.P. establishes the Hepatitis Center of Excellence.

2021

D.A.P. becomes DAP Health to better reflect its expanded mission.

2015

D.A.P. launches THE DOCK, a walk-in clinic for HIV and STI testing.

2020

D.A.P. launches VISION 2020 and opens a COVID-19 clinic

2023

DAP Health acquires Borrego Health, creating a larger integrated health care system.

2024

DAP Health celebrates its 40th anniversary.

1984

Desert AIDS Project (D.A.P.) is founded in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Coachella Valley.

1985

D.A.P. initiates its own HIV/AIDS testing program upon FDA approving the first test to detect HIV antibodies in blood.

1990

Borrego Community Health Foundation (BCHF) is incorporated to operate Borrego Medical Clinic in Borrego Springs.

1992

Steve Chase chairs D.A.P. benefit event “Heartstrings: An Event in 3 Acts.” Disco Queen Thelma Houston performs.

1994

D.A.P. opens a satellite office in Indio to serve underserved communities. Steve Chase, a D.A.P. board member, passes away from AIDS. First Annual Steven Chase Humanitarian Awards are held in honor of their namesake.

1999

D.A.P. moves to a larger facility in Palm Springs.

2001

D.A.P. establishes a food depot to support clients with nutritional challenges.

2004

Borrego Health begins a decade-long expansion to provide financial stability

2005

Borrego Health acquires Julian Medical Clinic and Santa Rosa Del Valle clinics.

2006

Borrego Health acquires Centro Medico Cathedral City and Centro Medico El Cajon.

2007

Vista Sunrise Apartments are built to provide affordable housing for D.A.P. clients.

2008

D.A.P. opens the first adult, HIV-specialty dental clinic in Riverside County

2012

D.A.P. establishes a cancer care center and Borrego Health opens a specialty clinic.

2013

Borrego Health expands its services in Escondido and Desert Hot Springs.

2014

D.A.P. launches Get Tested Coachella Valley and Borrego Health opens new clinics.

2015

D.A.P. launches THE DOCK, a walk-in clinic for HIV and STI testing.

2016

D.A.P. establishes the Hepatitis Center of Excellence.

2020

D.A.P. launches VISION 2020 and opens a COVID-19 clinic

2021

D.A.P. becomes DAP Health to better reflect its expanded mission.

2023

DAP Health acquires Borrego Health, creating a larger integrated health care system.

2024

DAP Health celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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Stories that Inspire. Conversations that matter.

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DAP Magazine

Aging Well With HIV

Due to advances in treatment, HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was. Many who have lived with it for decades are achieving what once seemed impossible: growing old.
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