The surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19 could not come at a worse time. A federal moratorium on evictions that’s been in place as a public health measure expires this weekend (July 31) renewing concerns about how to keep people safe in their homes and out of crowded or congregate settings that could facilitate …
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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.
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.
Community Health Center Doctors on COVID-19, Health Equity and Vaccines
A new video shows Community Health Center physicians describing how they pivoted their operations quickly to respond to COVID-19 and underscores the importance of protecting yourself, family and friends by getting vaccinated.
Building Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines
Transparency about the COVID-19 vaccine – its safety, development, efficacy, and side effects will be critical to building this confidence among providers and other health center staff.
Dr. Lula (L.C.) Dorsey: Civil Rights Activist and Health Center Pioneer
Dr. Lula (L.C.) Dorsey was a Mississippi native involved in the civil rights movement and the first rural Community Health Center.
HHS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Marketplace Health Insurance Due to COVID-19
There’s good news for the jobless and uninsured struggling in the pandemic. President Biden announced a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for individuals and families to apply and enroll in the coverage they need, given the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden Administration Sees Major Role for Health Centers in Plan to Beat COVID-19 Pandemic
On its first full day in office, the Biden-Harris administration released a comprehensive document laying out its widely anticipated plan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. As we expected, the plan makes numerous references to the central role that Community Health Centers will play in this effort, given their status as trusted health care providers serving …
We Are Committed to the Struggle: Reflections on Dr. King’s Birthday
As healers whose mission emerged from the Civil Right Movement, our goal is clear: We dedicate ourselves to the task of trying even harder to eradicate poverty, illness, hate, bias, and brutality in our communities.
SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Affordable Care Act
Jeremy McClain, NACHC Legal Research Analyst, co-authored this blog post. The Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in the case of California v. Texas, a case in which the Trump Administration and 18 state attorneys general are asking the Court to strike down the entire landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) as unconstitutional. The provisions of the …