HRSA-funded health centers across the nation have distinguished themselves in promoting public health and providing primary care services in underserved areas. The examples below are a snapshot of the exemplary work health centers have carried out across the country.
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Lāna’i Community Health Center engages in many outreach activities. Pictured is a gathering on Prince Kūhiō Day, an official state holiday celebrated annually on March 26 to honor the state’s history and culture. Read more in the Lāna’i Community Health Center story.
David Mark, the CEO at One Health in Hardin, Montana, describes the health center’s service area as having more antelopes than people “We’re beyond rural,” he said.
Customized plans for each diabetes patient have become a cornerstone of care at Cross Trails Medical Center in Missouri.
More than 3,000 people have downloaded an app on their phones to access health information, check blood pressure and even get dietary suggestions from the Mobile County Health Department in Alabama.
Family Health Centers in Louisville, Kentucky works in dozens of languages to serve refugees.
La Red Health Center in Georgetown, Delaware, sponsors Narcan (naloxone) training to reduce opioid overdoses.
Open Door Family Medical Center in New York launches art therapy program for adolescent girls.
The snakes were just too much. And yet they were only one problem a patient faced after getting out of a hospital.
The De Baca Family Practice Clinic in Fort Sumner, New Mexico will soon reach more students with a new mobile unit that will visit schools in outlying areas.
We recently recognized the Family Health Center in Laurel, Mississippi for its outstanding cancer screening efforts. It was one of only 17 centers to receive a National Quality Leader badge.
Community Clinic in Arkansas provides Marshallese language services to better serve their patients.