How can health centers make sure we are reaching the patients affected by IPV and exploitation?
Introducing a New Model Protocol for Health Centers to Address Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation
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October 15 Deadline Approaches for Advance Child Tax Credit
As you may know, the American Rescue Plan dramatically expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) to a maximum of $3,600 per child under 6 and $3,000 per child up to age 17. The credit is being issued in installments of up to $300 per month. The first checks were distributed automatically by direct deposit beginning …
New NACHC Senior Leader Brings Renewed Focus on Public Health Priorities
Ben Money, NACHC’s new Senior Vice President for Public Health Priorities, has dedicated almost four decades of his professional life to community health centers and local public health.
Nurse Leader Shares Five Lessons on Breaking Down Barriers to Vaccination
Lesson One: No Wrong Door Mary’s Center’s vaccination program didn’t have an easy start. Like the community we serve, our team was fearful and struggling in the pandemic. Suddenly, there was a vaccine that offered promise to keep us safe, but people were confused and anxious about it. It fell to us to provide information—but …
What Makes a Health Center Clinic Welcoming for LGBTQIA+ Patients?
This experience of a welcoming and inclusive health care provider isn’t unusual. It’s happening at health centers all over the country. Here’s what they are doing.
40 Years of Progress: It’s Time to End the HIV Epidemic
We need to work to end HIV stigma and disrupt systems that divide people based on identities or HIV status. Innovative approaches, such as public-private partnerships, telemedicine, and telehealth can help us reach our goals.
A Reflection on Pride and the Health Center Movement
By James Luisi, CEO, North End Waterfront Health, Immediate Past Chair, NACHC Board of Directors. While Pride became a celebration throughout the month of June, it started out as a protest. After New York City police raided the Stonewall Bar, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community, the patrons, who were mostly drag queens, decided …
How Dentists Can Aid Health Centers’ COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Using dental providers and staff, who have been trained extensively to give injections both orally and subcutaneously, will help put more COVID-19 shots in arms.
Asian American Women Are at Risk for High Blood Pressure
Guest post by the National Institute of Health’s Heart Truth Program. Blood pressure checks are a routine part of most medical appointments. Some surprising statistics suggest that Asian American women aren’t getting the follow-up support they need to lower high blood pressure. Only about 14 percent of Asian American women with high blood pressure have …
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring During and After Pregnancy
Owning their own blood-pressure cuff in these formative years could set a woman on a path toward lifelong awareness and monitoring of her blood pressure.