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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 …

Sixty years ago this month, a courageous initiative created by civil rights activists and physicians aimed to transform the social and medical landscape of the United States by challenging segregation in the South. Called Freedom Summer, the work it began is still going on today. In 1964, Dr. Robert Smith, an architect of the U.S. community …

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 …

Employment in healthcare settings remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released in March. The number of healthcare workers dropped dramatically during the start of the coronavirus pandemic and peaked in 2022. While the last two years provided a sharp increase in employment, report findings share that the country has not yet returned to …

Global humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief today announced a $1 million grant to Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center in Maui – the single largest grant ever awarded by the organization to a Community Health Center. The financial support from Direct Relief aims to bolster wildfire recovery efforts and fortify the health center’s operations following …

With hurricane season here, Florida is bracing for the worst. The state ranks sixth in the country for most weather-related power outages over the past 20 years. Powering through weather-related disasters carries far-reaching public health considerations. Health centers must be able to keep their doors open to respond to local health needs after catastrophic weather …

Health centers have helped families across America receive affordable care. When Black children in Beaufort County, South Carolina were diagnosed with recurring cases of intestinal parasites, the community advocated for a new health center and clean water for sustainable health solutions. In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, barrier islands and rural inland communities sit just above sea …

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Edgar Chavez was sleeping when the call came in just before 1 a.m. early Sunday morning in late February amid a series of historic rainstorms. He dressed immediately and drove towards one of his safety net health care clinics in downtown Los Angeles, which was just about finished with significant renovations. …

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