Author: Jason Patnosh

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Back to School! Community Partners Come Together for Young People

When a community school and a Community Health Center come together, you can see the full picture of the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child.” By definition, a community school is not only focused on academics, but also youth development, family support, health, and social services, and community development through partnerships. In …

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Bringing Power to Resiliency Efforts in Puerto Rico – Foundations Step Up to Bring Solar Power to Puerto Rico

Power outages and interruptions remained a common occurrence on Puerto Rico – nearly a year after the island was devastated twice in short order by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Nearly a year after the hurricanes, power was completely restored. As many across the U.S. watched the response efforts in the days and weeks after the …

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Update: Open Enrollment and Health Centers

Health center and state and regional primary care association (PCA) leaders recently met at NACHC’s headquarters to discuss the most recent health insurance open enrollment period. Though open enrollment ended in mid-December in many parts of the country, it should be noted that several states kept enrollment open way into January and those impacted by the recent …