Leading Change was a unique opportunity to be able to work together with the field in offering groundbreaking approaches and novel strategies for delivering virtual care at home
New Innovation Blog Series: Leading Change
Author: NACHC Staff
Focusing on Care Teams’ Emotional Health and Healing
As our health care teams continue to push through this pandemic response, we must acknowledge and meet our provider teams where they are.
How to Counter the “Infodemic” of Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines
With about one-third of adults in the U.S. still completely unvaccinated and new cases of COVID-19 on the rise, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for a war against “health misinformation.”
National Diabetes Month: New Prevention and Oral Health Resources
With approximately 35.6% of all Community Health Center patients struggling with diabetes, here are some useful resources available for health centers.
Hope, Health, and Healing: Health Center Serves the Unique Needs of Native Americans in the Twin Cities
The United States has a legal obligation to provide health care to Native Americans. Yet, the Native American community faces significant health status and health care inequities when compared to other U.S. populations. Native Americans born today have a life expectancy that is 4.4 years less than the overall U.S. population, and they die at …
NACHC’s Quality Center: Leading Change with Virtual Care
fronting the challenges of a global pandemic and the need for innovative virtual models of care, NACHC is delivering solutions through the Quality Center.
Hill Update: What Health Centers Need to Know
Two key House Committees took action earlier this week on the legislation that significantly boosts investments for health centers as part of the broader $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. This is the administration’s social infrastructure plan that we’ve been reading about. NACHC’s Public Policy and Research division is actively monitoring and providing feedback to policymakers …
Highlights from 2021 CHI and EXPO
Taking place 18 months into a national public health emergency, the 2021 hybrid Community Health Institute (CHI) & EXPO gave participants an opportunity to connect with each other, reflect on lessons we’re learning during the pandemic, and ways to improve operations and enhance care going forward. Keynote Speaker Michael C. Bush explained that building a truly …
Day One of CHI: Passing the Gavel
In addition to offering rich educational opportunities, CHI is the annual meeting where we elect officers, assess the work of the past year, and look to the future.
Growing Our Own: A New Physician Assistant Master’s Degree Program
A new physician assistant program provides another opportunity for A. T. Still University to ally with NACHC to train healers from health center communities.