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Community Health Centers: Chronicling Their History and Broader Meaning

In 1965 the nation’s first community health centers were launched as a small demonstration program as part of the President Johnson’s Office of Economic Opportunity.

Community Health Centers: Chronicling Their History and Broader Meaning

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Empowering a Community: The Chautauqua Center’s Journey of Growth and Service (Jamestown, NY)

Chautauqua Center celebrates 10 years of service.

Empowering a Community: The Chautauqua Center’s Journey of Growth and Service (Jamestown, NY)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
In Pandemic Times, A Health Center Adapts to Fight Hunger and Improve Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on communities globally and nationally. Especially in low-income and high-risk communities, widespread illness was compounded by increases in unemployment and food insecurity. Fighting hunger is a public health issue. While many different organizations provide WIC services, Community Health Centers often offer WIC programs as part of their community-focused mission, especially in areas where nutritional risk is great. One such organization is Urban Health Plan (UHP), a health center serving many New York City neighborhoods.

In Pandemic Times, A Health Center Adapts to Fight Hunger and Improve Health

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Landen Muāsau - Emerging Leader 2025

Landen Muāsau - Emerging Leader 2025

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Special Populations: Public Housing Primary Care Program

The PHPC is a federal grant program created in 1990 under the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act to “provide for the delivery of primary care services, referrals, and health counseling and education services to residents of public housing.”

Special Populations: Public Housing Primary Care Program

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Community Health Centers and Veterans Health

The number of veterans served by community health centers has increased by 43 percent in less than 10 years. This finding and other data presented in the infographic indicate that community health center locations help improve access to care for veterans across the country.

Community Health Centers and Veterans Health

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Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Whitman-Walker Health

National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, taking place March 18-24, 2024 aims to promote awareness of the unique healthcare needs of LGTBQ people for healthcare professionals, advocates and allies. This year's theme, “VITAL VIBRANT VOICES" highlights the many diverse voices working toward improved health outcomes for the LGBTQ community. Many of those voices are found in the community health center movement. For decades, from the Stonewall era through the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the present, many health centers have provided comprehensive LGBTQ-focused care, engaged in essential research and promoted frontline advocacy to advance health equity for LGBTQ people. We're showcasing here the exemplary work of just a few of these community health centers, LBTQ champions and part of a broader movement dedicated to health care access and equity or fall. Part 4, with Whitman-Walker

Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Whitman-Walker Health

Topics: Special Populations
Part 3: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Lisbeth "Lee" Schorr, from the Community Action Program at OEO discusses the origins of the community health center movement.

Part 3: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Emerging Leader Awards

Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) honors young professionals currently working in the field of community health.

Emerging Leader Awards

Topics: Chronicles Beat
Eye on the Movement: Alan Pogue Documents Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

Photographs and oral history by Human Rights and Peace Activist Alan Pogue.

Eye on the Movement: Alan Pogue Documents Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

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Manet Community Health Center – Celebrating 45 Years of Responsive Growth and Integrated Care (North Quincy, MA)

Manet Community Health Center celebrates 45 years of service.

Manet Community Health Center – Celebrating 45 Years of Responsive Growth and Integrated Care (North Quincy, MA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
From Seeds to Blossoms: The 60 Year Legacy of Ampla Health (Yuba City, CA)

Ampla Health celebrates 60 years of service.

From Seeds to Blossoms: The 60 Year Legacy of Ampla Health (Yuba City, CA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Changing Care, Changing Lives: The Community Health Center Story

Changing Care, Changing Lives: The Community Health Center Story
Part 1: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Dr. Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch discuss the Community Health Center Movement.

Part 1: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Adapting to Community Needs: 50 Years of Place-Based Care at Charles River Community Health (Allston, MA)

Charles River Community Health celebrates 50 years of service.

Adapting to Community Needs: 50 Years of Place-Based Care at Charles River Community Health (Allston, MA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Part 2: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Part 2: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Fifty-Five Years of Growth at Hamilton Health Center (Harrisburg, PA)

Hamilton Health Center celebrates 55 years of service.

Fifty-Five Years of Growth at Hamilton Health Center (Harrisburg, PA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Migrant and Farmworker Historical Photos

View historical photos documented throughout the years.

Migrant and Farmworker Historical Photos

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Health Center Resilience and Community Recovery in Puerto Rico

With the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Maria nearly coincident with this year’s National Association of Community Health Center’s Policy and Issues Forum, the closing session was devoted to learning about the crisis, and recognizing the essential role of Puerto Rico’s twenty health center organizations in response and recovery.

Health Center Resilience and Community Recovery in Puerto Rico

Topics: Chronicles Beat
Cutting-Edge Technology and Good, Old Fashioned Caring in Rural Upstate New York

Finger Lakes Community Health serves over 17,000 patients in upstate New York. Established in 1989 as a Migrant Health Clinic, they became designated as a federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in 2009 and have experienced tremendous growth as an organization in a few short years.

Cutting-Edge Technology and Good, Old Fashioned Caring in Rural Upstate New York

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Part 3: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Part 3: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Making Connections: Community Health Centers go the Extra Mile for Elders

The National Population Projections released by the U.S. Census Bureau project that by 2034, there will be 77.0 million people age 65 years and older, or one-and-a half times as many as were reported in 2016 (49.2 million). To get a bird’s-eye view of how several health centers are meeting new demands for care, we reached out to colleagues in California, Vermont and Illinois known for elder-focused care.

Making Connections: Community Health Centers go the Extra Mile for Elders

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The Bronx Committee for the Community's Health

The Bronx Committee for the Community's Health

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Building a Legacy in 15 Years: The Inspiring Journey of The Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) (Indianapolis, IN)

The Jane Pauley Community Health Center celebrates 15 years of service in 2024.

Building a Legacy in 15 Years: The Inspiring Journey of The Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) (Indianapolis, IN)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Daniel Zwick: The Community Action program and early activist neighborhood health reform

Daniel I. Zwick, the Executive Officer of the Health Program, OEO, 1967-1971, discusses the origins of the community health center movement and the role of early leadership.

Daniel Zwick: The Community Action program and early activist neighborhood health reform

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Deep Roots in the Valley: Salud Family Health Centers Half-Century, Plus (Fort Lupton, CO)

Salud Family Health Centers celebrate 54 years of service in 2024.

Deep Roots in the Valley: Salud Family Health Centers Half-Century, Plus (Fort Lupton, CO)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Urban Health Plan's 50 Years (Bronx, NY)

Urban Health Plan Inc. celebrated 50 years of service in 2024.

Urban Health Plan's 50 Years (Bronx, NY)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Full Circle: Once a Peds Patient, Now a Doctor at Jericho Road

Dr. Ethan Gable was a patient at what was then known as Jericho Road Family Practice (JRFP) when he was a child. Then a family practice located in upstate New York, JRFP served the area’s vulnerable refugees and underserved, low-income communities. Back then, Gable never entertained the idea that he himself would become a doctor.

Full Circle: Once a Peds Patient, Now a Doctor at Jericho Road

Topics: Chronicles Beat
Amidst a Pandemic, Agricultural Workers Toil and Community Health Centers Adapt and Innovate

While COVID-19 has already put an end to many summer activities, it may be less apparent that it is also directly impacting our food supply and the workers who provide it. Our food supply is dependent on farm laborers —an essential workforce—who often risk their own safety and lives to provide the food we eat. Hired seasonally, agricultural workers are crucial during peak production periods. Working in fields, orchards, farms and canneries, they plant, cultivate, and process the crops. In contrast to states like California where the growing season is year-round, New York relies on the spring and summer season, when most crops are harvested.

Amidst a Pandemic, Agricultural Workers Toil and Community Health Centers Adapt and Innovate

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Honoring the Migrant Health Program and the Workers it Serves

This year’s conference marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Migrant Health Act and honored the historic first comprehensive efforts to provide health services to the migrant farm worker population in the U.S.

Honoring the Migrant Health Program and the Workers it Serves

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Confronting Infant Mortality in Erie County, Ohio

In 2014, more than 23,000 infants in the U.S. died before their first birthday.

Confronting Infant Mortality in Erie County, Ohio

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Spotlight on History: Community Health Center Initiatives Advance Empowerment, Health Care Justice

Spotlight on History: Community Health Center Initiatives Advance Empowerment, Health Care Justice

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ACA Outreach and enrollment in the Mississippi Delta – Increasing Access in a Non Medicaid Expansion State

Mississippi, a place with perhaps the greatest need for more investment in health care, is one of 24 states that are not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

ACA Outreach and enrollment in the Mississippi Delta – Increasing Access in a Non Medicaid Expansion State

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Collaborating Partners

The RCHN Community Health Foundation is a not-for-profit operating foundation established to support community health centers through strategic investment, outreach, education, and cutting-edge health policy research.

Collaborating Partners
50 Years of Whole Patient Care: Asian Health Services’ Commitment to Health and Community (Oakland, CA)

Asian Health Services celebrates 50 years of service in 2024.

50 Years of Whole Patient Care: Asian Health Services’ Commitment to Health and Community (Oakland, CA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Tackling Access Barriers, In Three Languages

Monmouth Family Medical Center (MFMC) is located in Long Branch, NJ, a small city situated along the Jersey Shore, and a popular summer destination for those from the New York and New Jersey metro area as well as more local communities.

Tackling Access Barriers, In Three Languages

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From a Mobile Van to a Community Anchor: BNHC’s 30-Year Journey (Brockton, MA)

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center celebrates 30 years of service.

From a Mobile Van to a Community Anchor: BNHC’s 30-Year Journey (Brockton, MA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
A People's Movement: Massachusetts Community Health Centers’ Historic Fight for Access

Today, there are 37 federally qualified community health centers throughout Massachusetts, a large number relative to the state’s population and geographic size. This is no accident, and reflects the long-standing history of health care activism in the state.

A People's Movement: Massachusetts Community Health Centers’ Historic Fight for Access

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CHC Movement: A National Program, Building on Local Roots

While the history of health centers is, in many respects, understood one health center at a time, health centers also can be thought of as a rich tapestry and a means by which millions of residents of the nation’s medically underserved communities and populations have joined together to make themselves heard.

CHC Movement: A National Program, Building on Local Roots

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Spotlight on History: America’s First Community Health Centers – The Foundation of Today’s Health Center Movement

America’s first community health centers are the foundation of today’s health center movement. Read the stories and see images that document the early years of the health center movement from Massachusetts to Mississippi to Colorado.

Spotlight on History: America’s First Community Health Centers – The Foundation of Today’s Health Center Movement

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Empathy in Practice

One of my favorite parts of the recent NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) in Orlando was actress Anna Deavere Smith’s opening session performance from her work “Let Me Down Easy,” a series of monologues based on interviews with people about their experiences with the health care system.

Empathy in Practice

Topics: Chronicles Beat
Teche Action Clinic: 50 Years of Blending Patient-Centered Care and Community Outreach (Franklin, LA)

Teche Action Clinic celebrates 50 years of service in 2024!

Teche Action Clinic: 50 Years of Blending Patient-Centered Care and Community Outreach (Franklin, LA)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Community Health Centers: Caring for People - Benefitting the Communities

An infographic showing the scope of Community Health Centers.

Community Health Centers: Caring for People - Benefitting the Communities

Topics: Infographics
Lifelong Partners for Health: 55 Years of Piedmont Health (Chapel Hill, NC)

Lifelong Partners for Health: 55 Years of Piedmont Health (Chapel Hill, NC)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center & NYC Department of Health Collaborate On Smoking Cessation Efforts

A new report from the health department reveals startling statistics on smoking and tobacco use among Chinese New Yorkers along with community health center advocacy efforts to reduce smoking and increase awareness.

Charles B. Wang Community Health Center & NYC Department of Health Collaborate On Smoking Cessation Efforts

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The First Rural CHC (Mound Bayou, Mississippi)

The Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, which recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility, launched in 1967 as the first rural health center in the United States.

The First Rural CHC (Mound Bayou, Mississippi)

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Spotlight on History - Community Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ+ Care

Spotlight on History - Community Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ+ Care

Topics: Special Populations
Mentoring the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

For over 40 years, the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) has provided high quality, culturally sensitive and affordable care to the Asian-American community in New York City.

Mentoring the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

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Community Health Workers in the Community Health Center Setting— Part 1

‘Comer Bien’ (Eat Well), Mariposa Community Health Center, Nogales AZ Community health workers have long been a part of Mariposa Community Health Center. Situated in Nogales on the U.S./Mexico border, the health center serves a predominantly low-income, Mexican-American community where food insecurity is prevalent. Reflecting high food costs, lack of public transportation and low awareness of the role of healthful diet and nutrition, nearly 14% of the health center’s patients suffer from diabetes and other chronic health conditions. Mariposa CHC launched the ‘Comer Bien’ (Eat Well) program in 2018, to address these issues with a specific focus on helping those with uncontrolled diabetes improve blood sugar control.

Community Health Workers in the Community Health Center Setting— Part 1

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CHCs Respond to the Zika Crisis in Puerto Rico

CHCs Respond to the Zika Crisis in Puerto Rico

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Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, taking place March 18-24, 2024 aims to promote awareness of the unique healthcare needs of LGTBQ people for healthcare professionals, advocates and allies. This year's theme, “VITAL VIBRANT VOICES" highlights the many diverse voices working toward improved health outcomes for the LGBTQ community. Many of those voices are found in the community health center movement. For decades, from the Stonewall era through the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the present, many health centers have provided comprehensive LGBTQ-focused care, engaged in essential research and promoted frontline advocacy to advance health equity for LGBTQ people. We're showcasing here the exemplary work of just a few of these community health centers, LBTQ champions and part of a broader movement dedicated to health care access and equity or fall. Part 1, with Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Topics: Special Populations
Public Charge: Community Health Center Resources and Mobilization

Our new CHroniCles Beat blog examines the dimensions of the recent public charge rule and its expected impact on community health centers and the individuals and communities they serve, both directly and because of the “chilling effect” that is expected to hamper utilization of services, even by those not directly affected. Only a few weeks into the implementation of the final rule, we spoke with colleagues at the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) to learn more about what they are seeing on the ground, and how health centers can best inform staff and assist patients going forward

Public Charge: Community Health Center Resources and Mobilization

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CHroniCles, the Community Health Center Story

Did you catch us at the 2018 NACHC Policy and Issues Forum? We were there showcasing CHroniCles, an interactive multimedia website dedicated to documenting and recording the contributions that CHCs and PCAs across the country have made to expanding access to health care and delivering high-quality, comprehensive services.

CHroniCles, the Community Health Center Story

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Caring for Veterans, Caring for Our Communities

Community Health Centers are the backbone of America’s safety net, and provide essential care to underserved, low-income communities in urban and rural areas throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. In 2017, more than 1,400 community health centers (CHCs) provided health care to nearly 28 million people. By mission and mandate, health centers focus on expanding access to care for marginalized communities and populations. One such significant population served by health centers are America’s veterans.

Caring for Veterans, Caring for Our Communities

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Part 1: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Lisbeth "Lee" Schorr, from the Community Action Program at OEO discusses the origins of the community health center movement.

Part 1: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Fenway Health

National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, taking place March 18-24 2024, aims to promote awareness of the unique healthcare needs of LGTBQ people for healthcare professionals, advocates and allies. This year's theme, “VITAL VIBRANT VOICES" highlights the many diverse voices working toward improved health outcomes for the LGBTQ community. Many of those voices are found in the community health center movement. For decades, from the Stonewall era through the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the present, many health centers have provided comprehensive LGBTQ-focused care, engaged in essential research and promoted frontline advocacy to advance health equity for LGBTQ people. We're showcasing here the exemplary work of just a few of these community health centers, LBTQ champions and part of a broader movement dedicated to health care access and equity for all. Part 3 - with Fenway Health

Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Fenway Health

Topics: Special Populations
Tackling the Health Consequences of Homelessness, One Patient at a Time

Care for Homeless, a multi-site community health center in New York City, is one of several NYC CHCs at the forefront of offering healthcare and social services to vulnerable homeless people.

Tackling the Health Consequences of Homelessness, One Patient at a Time

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Community Health Centers Deliver

Across America, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS DELIVER. In this video compilation, health center leaders. reflect on the founding and ongoing work of their organizations and the continued importance of the CHC movement. (Recorded 2015)

Community Health Centers Deliver
Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty

In Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty, historian Dr. Thomas J. Ward Jr., professor and chair of the History Department at Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama) explores the origins of the community health center movement through the story of the Tufts-Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty

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Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Chase Brexton Health Care

National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, taking place March 18-24 2024, aims to promote awareness of the unique healthcare needs of LGTBQ people for healthcare professionals, advocates and allies. This year's theme, “VITAL VIBRANT VOICES" highlights the many diverse voices working toward improved health outcomes for the LGBTQ community. Many of those voices are found in the community health center movement. For decades, from the Stonewall era through the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the present, many health centers have provided comprehensive LGBTQ-focused care, engaged in essential research and promoted frontline advocacy to advance health equity for LGBTQ people. We're showcasing here the exemplary work of just a few of these community health centers, LBTQ champions and part of a broader movement dedicated to health care access and equity or fall. Part 2, with Chase Breton Health Care

Spotlight on History: Recognizing Health Center Leaders in LGBTQ Health Care, with Chase Brexton Health Care

Topics: Special Populations
Creating a Community of Care: Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center Celebrates 55+ Years (New Haven, CT)

Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center (CT) celebrates 56 years of service.

Creating a Community of Care: Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center Celebrates 55+ Years (New Haven, CT)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Part 4: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Part 4: Dr. H Jack Geiger and Dr. John Hatch on the Earliest CHCs

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Community Health Centers: Identifying and Responding to Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a global issue, as well a local one. Trafficking is, simply stated, a form of slavery, and it is a crime. Community health centers, which by mission provide essential care to the uninsured, underserved, and to marginalized communities, are likely encountering trafficking victims daily, and are uniquely situated to identify, help and support them.

Community Health Centers: Identifying and Responding to Human Trafficking

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A Subway Tour and a Glimpse at Two CHCs in New York City

Of New York’s 60 community health centers that provide care to the underserved throughout the State, 27 are located in New York City.

A Subway Tour and a Glimpse at Two CHCs in New York City

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Part 5: Dr. H Jack Geiger on the Earliest CHCs

Part 5: Dr. H Jack Geiger on the Earliest CHCs

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Early Health Center Program Documents

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), was founded in 1971 as the National Association of Neighborhood Health Centers.

Early Health Center Program Documents

Topics: Earliest CHCs
CHCs on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic

America’s opioid epidemic has had a huge impact on the well-being of individuals and communities across the country, and 20 years into the epidemic there is a growing need for services. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already tenuous situation for many people. As businesses closed and isolation became necessary, many individuals suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD) lost the services and connections that helped them maintain stability and sobriety. Reports from national, state, and local media all indicate that opioid and drug-related mortality have increased since the pandemic started. We checked in with colleagues at Fenway Health (MA) and Central City Concern (OR) to learn about the programs and strategies they’ve developed to tackle the opioid crisis, and how they’ve addressed the unique challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHCs on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Migrant and Farmworker Contemporary Photos

View a slideshow of migrant and farmworker contemporary photos

Migrant and Farmworker Contemporary Photos

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CHC History Photo Slideshow

View historical photos of Community Health Centers around the country.

CHC History Photo Slideshow

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Forty-One Years of Fortitude: How Puerto Rico’s Primary Care Association Has Shaped Community Health (San Juan, PR)

Forty-One Years of Fortitude: How Puerto Rico’s Primary Care Association Has Shaped Community Health (San Juan, PR)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Community Health Workers in the Community Health Center Setting — Part 2

In this two-part series, we spoke to colleagues from Mariposa Community Health Center, Nogales AZ;, St John’s Well Child and Family Center, Los Angeles CA;, and Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, Seattle WA, to learn more about the role of CHWs in the community health center landscape.

Community Health Workers in the Community Health Center Setting — Part 2

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Part 2: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Lisbeth "Lee" Schorr, from the Community Action Program at OEO discusses the origins of the community health center movement.

Part 2: The OEO and the early champions of neighborhood health centers

Topics: Earliest CHCs
Community Health Center Programs

Community, Migrant, Homeless, and Public Housing Health Centers are non-profit, community-directed health care providers serving low income and medically underserved communities.

Community Health Center Programs
Special Populations: Migrant Health Centers

The oldest of all laws that have come to comprise the modern health centers program, The Migrant Health Act, signed in to law by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, authorized the development and support of clinical health care services for migrant farmworkers and their families.

Special Populations: Migrant Health Centers

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Closing the Coverage Gap – On the Ground in Texas

An October, 2013 policy brief from the Geiger Gibson / RCHN CHF Research Collaborative “Assessing the Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Uninsured Community Health Center Patients: A Nationwide and State-By-State Analysis” outlines the impact in those 26 states that were not planning to go forward with Medicaid expansion.

Closing the Coverage Gap – On the Ground in Texas

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Mourning the loss of Dr. H. Jack Geiger

We are mourning the loss of the inimitable Dr. H. Jack Geiger, who launched the community health center movement in the U.S. and inspired those of us who have worked in and with health centers the world over.

Mourning the loss of Dr. H. Jack Geiger

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Spotlight on History: The Grassroots Evolution

Spotlight on History: The Grassroots Evolution

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Health care for the Homeless

Health Care for the Homeless programs emphasize integrated and multi-disciplinary care to address the myriad health problems faced by the homeless, exacerbated by their lack of permanent housing.

Health care for the Homeless

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Agents of Hope, Centers of Change

Agents of Hope, Centers of Change, a signature CHroniCles video, showcases the unique origins and development of our nation’s community health centers through interviews with CHC leaders. (Recorded 2019)

Agents of Hope, Centers of Change
Integrating Oral Health in Primary Care: Community Health Centers Take the Lead

While maintaining good oral health is essential to overall health, ensuring access to dental and oral health services has long been challenging in the U.S., especially in medically underserved communities with multiple barriers to care. As the health system continues to grapple with meeting the gaps in need for care, and integrating oral health care with general health services, community health centers have played a key role in developing and implementing models that help integrate oral health and primary care. Our newest CHroniCles beat post looks at health centers whose organizations are dedicated to doing just that.

Integrating Oral Health in Primary Care: Community Health Centers Take the Lead

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Bridging Prosperity and Wellness: CareSTL Health’s 55 Year Commitment (St. Louis, MO)

Care STL Health celebrates 55 years of service.

Bridging Prosperity and Wellness: CareSTL Health’s 55 Year Commitment (St. Louis, MO)

Topics: Milestone Anniversaries
Special Populations: Health Care for the Homeless

Health centers provide care to all members of their communities, including those who may be homeless.

Special Populations: Health Care for the Homeless

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Bee Busy Wellness Center: Empowering Patients to be Active Partners in Their Care

Bee Busy Wellness Center: Empowering Patients to be Active Partners in Their Care

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Community Health Centers and the COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out: A Close Look at Two Health Centers on the Front Lines

In January 2021 the news broke that vaccinations would soon be distributed, offering a way forward from a year marked with uncertainty. The promise of vaccinations led to new questions. How would the vaccine roll-out proceed? To understand what the vaccine roll-out looked like on the ground and how community health centers were navigating this new pandemic-related challenge, I reached out to our colleagues at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City and Community Health Center, Inc. in Connecticut.

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