Dr. John W. Hatch is a nationally known public health leader and pillar of the Community Health Center Movement. His life’s work has focused on creating a more equitable healthcare system for all, especially people marginalized by institutional and systemic racism.
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Health Centers Are Rooted in the Civil Rights Movement
Health centers sprang into existence more than five decades ago as part of a “ripple effect” from the Civil Rights Movement, writes Lathran Woodard.
Dr. John Hatch: Co-Founder of One of the First Health Centers
Dr. John Hatch grew up in the Jim Crow era and went on to develop the transformative model of community-based primary health care.