During the recent Senate HELP hearing titled “Community Health Centers: Saving Lives, Saving Money,”Advocates for Community Health (ACH) was privileged to be invited to speak on behalf of the 30 million Americans who depend on community health centers for their primary and comprehensive care.
While the past three years managing through a pandemic were challenging, health centers are now bracing for what we expect to be a difficult year for new reasons altogether.
On Tuesday, February 21, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) joined Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), ACH members Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) and Sun River Health, and other community health advocates to announce the introduction of the Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act during a press conference at MHHC’s Maternal Health Center of Excellence.
Advocates for Community Health (ACH)
Advocates for Community Health (ACH)—a member-led organization driving bold federal policies on behalf of community health centers—hosted its second Annual Member Meeting in Washington, DC from February 7 through February 9. The event convened CEOs and senior leadership from many of the nation’s largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to hear from high-ranking officials in Washington, share best practices, and advocate on Capitol Hill for legislative solutions to their most pressing challenges.
Advocates for Community Health (ACH)—a national membership organization for federally qualified health centers focused on visionary and innovative policy initiatives—welcomed two veteran policy and programming professionals to its team.
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee’s recent hearing “Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis” heard testimonies from a distinguished group of healthcare leaders, including Cherokee Health Systems’ CEO Dr. Khatri, who serves on Advocates for Community Health’s Board of Directors.
LifeLong Medical Care has 14 primary care health centers, four dental centers, two dental vans, an adult day health center, four school-based health centers, substance use disorder services, a supportive housing program, mental health services, street medicine, respite care, a newly developed PACE Center, an Over 60 Health Center, and immediate/urgent care centers. Every year, […]
San Ysidro Health provides innovative health services to almost 110,000 people through a vast and integrated network of 47 program sites across San Diego County. In addition, they are a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC), providing a range of substance use and mental health services to its patients. ACH Senior Vice President of Communications, […]
Exactly a year ago today, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) made its national debut with an exclusive announcement in POLITICO Pulse. Our team and our founding members were excited to share our collective vision. A vision where bold, forward-thinking federal policies align with innovative, hyper-local healthcare hubs—otherwise known as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)—to build […]