Why the grins you ask? Those smiling faces belong to the staff at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)who were on hand to help kick off the next Medicare bus road trip. The “A Healthier US Starts Here” campiagn by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for …
The Digital Divide
Community Health Centers lag behind the private sector in adopting electronic medical records (EMRS), writes Doug Smith, a health center leader in North Carolina. Doug is also the chief executive officer and chief information officer of Community Partners HealthNet, Inc. and is president and chief executive officer of Greene County Health Care. He’s passionate about …
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is the subject of a recent Associated Press report on the impact of citizen documentation requirements for Medicaid. The report featured the plight of parents of a feverish 4-year-old boy who held off bringing him to the health center because the boy no longer had Medicaid coverage. His Hispanic …
Nothing Could Be Finer….
Nothing could be finer than good affordable health care in Carolina. That would be North Carolina, the eastern part of the state where the pit barbeque rules and the August summers are so hot it can melt the tar right off the road. That’s where good things are happening in heatlh care. Greene County Health …
National Public Health Week
Next week is National Public Health Week (April 2-8) a time to focus on addressing the unique needs of the nation’s most vulnerable populations during public health threats. This is a weeklong campaign NACHC is proud to sponsor, given that America’s health centers have played a critical role in protecting public health during disasters. A …
Access Denied to 56 Million
Access Denied Report CoverNearly one in five Americans don’t have access to basic health care. That’s according to a new report from the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Robert Graham Center. The big surprise is that lack of access doesn’t discriminate. The medically disenfranchised come from all income levels, racial backgrounds and …
Donna Sue We Love You!
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Donna Sue Vent, the March National Community Health Advocate of the Month! Donna’s connection and passion for health centers started in 1999 when she began working as an LPN at Southeast Missouri Health Network (SEMO) in New Madrid County, Missouri. In her time at SEMO Donna has risen as …
Questions are the Answer
A nationwide campaign is underway to help reduce medical errors. The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) of HHS is encouraging patients to become more involved with their own health care so they can help improve quality of care and reduce the likelihood of medical errors. Since Community Health Centers provide health care …
Waianae Wins!
Why are these people smiling? It’s not just the blue skies and sun in Hawaii. These folks are the lucky staff of the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC). The health center just won an award from the American Psychological Association for its innovations aimed at the well-being of employees. Waianae’s morale boosting programs include …
New Book Traces the Health Center Roots
When has health care in America gone right? Try going back over forty years when a convergence of will and radical ideas sparked the Community Health Center Movement. A new book traces those fledgling steps that revolutionized health care. Community Health Centers: A Movement and the People Who Made It Happen is the title of …