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Thomas J. Ward Jr. is a professor of history and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Farmingdale State College (SUNY). He is the author of Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty (Oxford University Press, 2017) and Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South (University of …

Anthony Vasquez, a graduate of the Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, or LMRAI, works with a patient at Family Health Centers of San Diego. LMRAI trains health workers to enter the workforce, and received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity. (Image by Oliver Riley-Smith for Direct Relief) Addressing the shortage of health …

Exterior of Cass Family Clinic’s new mobile health unit Community Health Centers (CHCs) nationwide go the distance—literally—to reach patients with essential services wherever they live. This requires stretching limited resources and forging creative partnerships to deliver essential health services beyond facility walls. For example, Cass Family Clinic Network has pioneered ways to meet the integrated …

Nevada Health Centers’ “Mammovan” During October, we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when communities join together to support life-saving screenings and connection to care. For Community Health Centers across the country, that commitment extends far beyond their facility walls as they cover long distances to ensure the residents of their states have access to essential …

CCI Health Services hosts tour for staff from Employ Prince George’s and the National Association of Community Health Centers. In Prince George’s County, the partnership between CCI Health Services and Employ Prince George’s (EPG) is rewriting the story of how Community Health Centers (CHCs) address one of the most urgent challenges in primary care: workforce …

Ketaurah James (left) from Chicago Botanic Garden and Dr. Wayne Detmer (right) from Lawndale Christian Health Center (Photo Courtesy: Lawndale Christian Health Center) Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country are positioning themselves at the forefront of a transformative approach to health care—treating nutritious food as a vital therapeutic intervention. Innovative CHC programs are already …

Community Health Centers are embracing the fact that sustainable healthcare delivery requires them to work with an integrated coalition of community partners rather than as isolated service providers. That was one of the common themes heard at the recent August gathering of the nation’s largest network of primary care providers in Chicago for the National …

Areas of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans as pictured after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on September 26, 2005. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) To mark the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NACHC and Direct Relief look back on the storm that changed Community Health Centers and forged a lasting partnership. When Janet Mentesane …

To mark the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NACHC and Direct Relief look back on the storm that changed Community Health Centers and forged a lasting partnership. The End of Before In early August of 2005, I was marking my third year as the Communications Director for the National Association of Community Health Centers (CHCs). The …

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