"Beyond their humanitarian value, these programs save the health care system money by keeping uninsured patients healthy, as opposed to waiting for them to get sick enough to call 911 or show up in an emergency room."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/magazine/community-health-centers-covid.html
"It's a critical moment in our time for nurses. The country needs nurses. We are very short and we are feeling very worried about the future of their work..."
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173107527/nursing-staffing-crisis
“Numerous studies show that medical treatment has a far smaller impact on health outcomes than a person’s education, environment and, above all, behavior — the social determinants of health that a community-based primary-care network, complete with nurses and social workers, can help change.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/10/17/primary-care-saves-lives/
“The primary care gap is deepening in underserved communities across our nation, and Community Health Centers are vital to filling in those gaps by providing critical routine health care services. The COVID-19 pandemic only illuminated existing healthcare inequalities in the most vulnerable areas of our nation, making it crystal clear the important role of health centers..."
“The future of the Community Health Center workforce and our readiness to meet public health challenges is uncertain,” said Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, interim President and CEO of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). “We must immediately invest in policies that will retain current health center staff, broaden the pipeline for the future workforce and foster creative strategies at the community level for short and long-term solutions. There are programs that will augment the health center workforce to ensure we can meet the demand for care, as well as provide boosters, testing, and treatment if another COVID surge in the pandemic is ahead.”
"One year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared racism a public health issue which demands immediate action. Racism causes us all mental and physical harm. As the medical home for more than 29 million people, two-thirds of whom are members of racial and ethnic minorities, Community Health Centers bear witness to the impact of racism in their communities every day."
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