Proposed federal cuts to public health cost more than they save. GW research shows that not only would cuts weaken prevention capacity, but for every $1 cut from CDC funding, state and local economies lose $1.40. Read more about the impacts 👇 accountablehealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/file...

CHCs continue to grow 📈 and depend on Medicaid and federal funding to serve increasing numbers of patients

#communityhealthcenters #CHCs #FQHC #ValueCHCs #Medicaid #federalfunding #infographic

❗New Policy Change Reclassifies Community Health Centers Under PRWORA with dire implications❗

📰 Our latest Notes from Washington explains the policy change and potential impact: geigergibson.publichealth.gwu.edu/trump-admini...

📉 What Does it Mean for Community Health Centers, their Patients, and Communities to Lose the Post-ACA Gains?

Our new data note shows community health centers (CHCs) could lose 10 million patients, 150,000 staff, and $32 billion in revenue over 5 years.

➡️ Read the data note here: bit.ly/4kayewT

❗ TOMORROW ❗ Attend the first in our latest webinar series on the impact of federal Medicaid cuts at the state level and on medically underserved communities.

Register here: click.gwu.edu/click/g1k9ep...

Read the latest in our Spotlight on History series featuring early examples of community-driven innovation at Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Delta Health Center, Urban. Health Plan, and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

NEXT WEEK 📅 Mark your calendars for our latest webinar.

Register here: bit.ly/42JDRLB

💡 Medicaid cuts being considered in Congress, approaching $900 billion over a decade, will affect a broad range of communities, populations, and services, including community health centers and their patients

Anniversary Alert! As part of our CHroniCles feature on CHC anniversaries, highlighting each center's unique founding story and dedicated years of service, today we recognize Manet Community Health celebrating 45+ years of service in 2025!

Read about this milestone anniversary at: bit.ly/42oOtRm

Today for #ThrowbackThursday we amplify a prior story about the vital role the Migrant Health Program plays in providing care to the nation’s vital migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

📝 Read more here: www.chcchronicles.org/stories/chro...

#CHCs #communityhealthcenters #FQHC #MigrantHealthCenters

Thank you for following along with us this week and being a champion for #publichealth and community health centers.

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🩺 Investment in programs like National Health Service Corps and Teaching Health Centers is needed to support recruitment, retention, and training programs that encourage practice in medically underserved areas.

Community health centers were among the first to respond to devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
🔗 Learn more about how CHCs responded and helped their communities recover from the catastrophic 2018 storms: bit.ly/4iW0QtL #NPHW #CHC #ClimateActionStartsHere

Health centers serving the nation’s migrant and seasonal agricultural workers are on the frontlines of today’s most pressing health challenges.

Did you know that there are more than 1,400 community health center organizations across the U.S.?
📍 Find a health center on our interactive map and learn more about their community impact: bit.ly/4lbLHWQ #NPHW #CHC

Community health centers provide primary care services to over 31 million people more than 15,500 locations across urban, rural and frontier communities.

📍 Read more about the reach and impact of community health centers as we celebrate sixty years of service: bit.ly/43A1DvY #NPHW #CHC

❗️It’s #NPHW and #YourHealthIsOurMission ❗️

Nowhere is that more apparent than the enduring legacy of community health centers, which emerged to address disparities, enhance access and advance health equity.

🔗 Read more about the first community health centers here: bit.ly/3FZAcSa #CHC

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