HRSA-funded health centers share what they’ve done to promote public health and provide primary care services in underserved areas across the nation.
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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.
New nurse practitioner (NP) graduates have few options for post-graduate training because post-grad residencies are a relatively new development in the field.
Staff at Lamprey Health Care in Newmarket, N.H., know that persistence is key to reaching the local homeless population.
When Zufall Health officials in Dover, N.J., realized they would have to replace their aging mobile medical clinic last year, they had to contend with a possible $500,000 price tag for a new one.
Most years, the news is bad. When government agencies compile annual data about new HIV infections, Miami is typically among the top three cities in America, and sometimes comes in at number one.
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.
Customized plans for each diabetes patient have become a cornerstone of care at Cross Trails Medical Center in Missouri.
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.
La Red Health Center in Georgetown, Delaware, sponsors Narcan (naloxone) training to reduce opioid overdoses.
Family Health Centers in Louisville, Kentucky works in dozens of languages to serve refugees.
Open Door Family Medical Center in New York launches art therapy program for adolescent girls.