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Advance Community Health in Raleigh, North Carolina, celebrated its 4th annual End of Summer Block Party in August. Hosted during National Health Center Week, the event raised awareness about the contributions of health centers to the health care landscape. It included food trucks, inflatables, face painting, a live DJ, a laptop raffle, and a giveaway of 500 free backpacks and school supply packs.
A 70-year-old patient recently came to the SWLA Center for Health Services to pick up medication at the pharmacy.
In California, wildfires have become annual events. They destroy hundreds of thousands of acres of land and contaminate the air with toxic pollutants.
When Trish Collett joined the staff of Community Care of West Virginia as a physician’s assistant, she was the fourth medical provider on a staff of 23 people. N
Patients who are new to telehealth can benefit from one-on-one digital support from health centers.
With 60 years of service to its community, Covenant House Health in Philadelphia now sees third-generation patients from some families.
In the heart of San Antonio, CommuniCare Health Centers
are beacons of hope for those who have fled their homes in search of safety.
Some days the Lānaʻi Community Health Center acts as medical clinic, a communications hub and a veritable travel agency all at once.
The Family Health Care Clinic, based in Pearl, Mississippi, recently decided to focus on a group of patients who had three simultaneous conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
Pregnant moms tend to focus more on their unborn children than on their gums.
Successful programs using remote patient monitoring and remote physical exams are reducing barriers to care for New York’s hardest to reach patients.