Madiha Tariq is the Deputy Director at the ACCESS Community Health and Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Madiha oversees patient care, health promotion and disease prevention programs including: substance abuse, tobacco cessation, HIV/STD prevention and care, maternal health, infant health, refugee health and wellness programs. She is also the Project Director for a program that promotes integration between primary care and behavioral health, so every individual serviced at ACCESS is receiving the full spectrum of care.
Madiha also leads a team that advocates for improved access to health care through the ACCESS Affordable Health Care Education and Enrollment Initiative, which includes outreach, education and advocacy surrounding the Affordable Care Act in Michigan. Through this initiative, ACCESS has assisted over 30,000 Arab Americans and other minorities in Southeast Michigan since 2013.