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Community outreach work keeps patients connected to health care services at Community Health Centers in Florida. (Photo courtesy of CHC) Over the past year, patients who rely on Medicaid have been on a roller coaster of changing rules and requirements. More than 24 million people have been disenrolled from the public insurance program since March …

The number of patients accessing primary care at community health centers (CHCs) has surged by nearly a million people in the past year, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) obtained via email. The data, issued as part of National Health Center Week, showed that 32.5 million people …

Whether they offer tooth cleanings or postpartum check-ins, mobile medical units are a growing fixture of health care. These roving clinics make it possible for health workers to serve hard-to-reach patients — those who don’t have access to reliable transportation, can’t take time off work for appointments, or live in rural areas with long distances …

May marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. AANHPI Heritage Month was officially established in 1992, after years of deliberation in Congress, to celebrate those from the Asian continent and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, …

“We often hear moms of newborns say their focus needs to be on the new baby. We are here as a reminder to say, ‘no we need you to focus on you,’ and we are helping moms do just that,” says Timika Anderson Reeves, PhD, LSW, Director, Maternal Child Health & Women’s Health and Community …

Maternal mortality rates for Hispanic women significantly increased from 2018 to 2020. A health center in Detroit is working to ensure expectant and new moms have access to the care and support they need. DETROIT, Mich. — Jessica Jackson’s days are filled with back-to-back appointments at the Detroit-based Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc., …

When HOPE Clinic, a federally qualified health center located in Houston, Texas, began receiving requests to help people who recently arrived from Afghanistan, they had some idea of what might be needed. Local refugee resettlement agencies were helping the new arrivals settle into new lives in the area – a familiar process for HOPE’s staff, …

With the growing awareness of inequities in American society, there is a pressing responsibility for everyone to do their part to address them, including corporations. While many corporations simply make public statements to show their support, BD has gone further by committing resources to invest in addressing the root causes of inequities rather than simply …

Note: This story was written by Amarica Rafanelli and originally published on Direct Relief. When the patient arrived in the emergency room, he was distraught. His brother had been killed while migrating through Central America, leaving him to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone. “He was getting emergency room-level care, but the thing that was eating …

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