National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

📆 Save the Date! National Health Center Week (NHCW) takes place August 4-10 in communities across the United States. Every August NACHC sponsors NHCW to celebrate America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers. This week is an opportunity to increase awareness of the critical role health centers play as the nation’s largest network of primary care providers. It’s also time to highlight the commitment and passion of health center staff, board members, and supporters who make it possible to provide quality, comprehensive healthcare services to more than 31.5 million patients across nearly 15,000 communities annually. Learn about how to participate and view the resources we’ve created to make it easy to celebrate NHCW! https://lnkd.in/eU8NQHu #NHCW24

Today, we’re kicking off our second Innovation Incubator together with Abbott. Congratulations to the 8 Community Health Centers selected to participate in this year's incubator: ⭐Affinia Healthcare, St. Louis ⭐Asian Health Services, Oakland, Calif. ⭐Cabin Creek Health Systems, Charleston, W.Va. ⭐ Delaware Valley Community Health, Philadelphia ⭐White House Clinics, Richmond, Ky. ⭐Mainline Health Systems, Inc., Monticello, Ark. ⭐Tri-Area Community Health, Laurel Fork, Va. ⭐URBAN HEALTH PLAN, INC., New York From the Bronx to the Bay Area, they're working to create sustainable, effective strategies to expand access to healthy foods and improve health. All 8 centers are receiving funding, expert guidance, and training to design and test their creative, community solutions, but stay tuned for the journey – in a few months, 2 centers will be awarded additional support to scale their programs even further! https://lnkd.in/eUyc-i3j #FoodIsMedicine

Join us in welcoming Sean P. Roddy, CPA, CMA, CGMA, MBA, as NACHC's new CFO. Sean brings a diverse portfolio of skills and experience from private and nonprofit sectors, as well as academia. In his new role he will provide visionary and strategic stewardship in partnership with the President, Executive Board, and leadership team, supporting NACHC’s longstanding role to strengthen and expand the Community Health Center Movement.    His selection is the result of a nationwide search conducted in partnership with Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-founded and woman-led executive search firm in the U.S. Diversified Search Group is an industry leader in recruiting diverse, inclusive, and transformational leadership for clients across all industries and sectors.   Most recently, Mr. Roddy served as the CFO for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), where he led efforts to expand SHRM’s global footprint with a long-range business vision. Prior to his work at SHRM, he was the CFO for Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). He also served as CFO for Pace Global Energy, an affiliate of the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), and for Sceptor Industries. He began his career as a staff accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.     Mr. Roddy received a BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland at College Park and his MBA from George Washington University. He was an adjunct professor of finance at Johns Hopkins University and has served on numerous boards of directors, most recently as the Audit Committee Chairman for the American Kidney Fund. https://lnkd.in/e_hZwF7M #WeAreNACHC #ValueCHCs #Leadership

Welcome to these organizations that have joined NACHC in 2024! We are grateful for their membership and commitment to the health center movement. Learn more about NACHC membership: https://lnkd.in/gGsMVRYR Organizational Members: Community Health & Wellness Center Community Health Systems, Inc. (FQHC) Greater Seacoast Community Health Ironton-Lawrence County CAO-FMC Progressive Community Health Centers, Inc. Scranton Primary Health Care Center Venice Family Clinic Tampa Family Health Centers Via Care Community Health Center HCCN Members: Boston HealthNet, Inc. Community Integrated Management Services, LLC (CIMS) Corporate Members: ALCAR, Inc Call 4 Health CPa Medical Billing GO Staffing Relevant Healthcare R1 RCM Associate Members: Clinica Bienestar Medina Health Center The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation #MembershipMonday

Around the country, Community Health Centers, founded nearly 60 years ago in the struggle against racism, will be celebrating Juneteenth. This year, NACHC member Cherokee Health Systems in Knoxville, TN, is organizing a unique event focusing on the local Black history of East Knox and led by Eboni Winford, Ph.D., MPH, CHS’s Director of Research and Health Equity. Learn about the Cherokee Health Systems History Walk and the parallel between Juneteenth and the health center mission: https://lnkd.in/e3SagKfB #Juneteenth #HealthEquity

Yes! Let’s improve cholesterol management and prevent heart attacks and strokes. Check out the new #MillionHearts Cholesterol Management Change Package-a collaboration between the CDC, AMA and National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

🎉 Congratulations to NACHC's Wanda Montalvo, PhD, RN, FAAN for being selected as a 2024 inaugural Fellow in the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing! This is a new fellowship academy sponsored by the National Black Nurses Association. Montalvo was selected as a “Luminary Fellow” because of her 30 years of nursing experience and noted expertise and programing in the area(s) of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) throughout her career.    The Fellows of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing will recognize, support, and promote the astounding work that has been done to diversify the nursing profession by advancing health equity, creating anti-racism policies, and strengthening antiracism healthcare practices in an intentional way. Cultivating this distinguished group of respected thought leaders with expertise in JEDI is NBNA’s way of ensuring access to high-quality, evidence-based knowledge and interventions that will support the health of all people. #DiversityInNursing #HealthcareLeadership #JEDI

Last week, an award ceremony was held to honor Dr. John Hatch, one of the legendary founders of the Health Center Movement. In the 1960s, Mr. Hatch played a pivotal role in establishing the Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, alongside Drs. Jack Geiger and Count Gibson. "John Hatch is one of the most selfless, kind, considerate, compassionate, and smartest persons I have ever met. Dr. Hatch has devoted his life and service to ensuring all people have access to quality preventive and primary care." - John A. Fairman, CEO, Delta Health Center, Inc. Dr. Hatch recognized citizen participation as crucial to empowering communities and finding solutions to health needs. He helped establish training programs to qualify community members as health providers, ensuring the long-term success of the health center. Dr. Hatch continued his public service in health promotion, conducting numerous programs to improve health outcomes in faith communities in the South. Additionally, he has served as a professor at Tufts University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We appreciate the recognition of Dr. Hatches’ remarkable achievements for community health centers by National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) president and CEO Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP. Delta Health Center, Inc. expresses gratitude to Dr. Hatch for the revolutionary impact he brought to DHC and the surrounding Delta Community. #deltahealthcenterinc #valuechcs

📣 Announcing SIX open positions at NACHC! 🖋️ Manager, Federal Affairs This position works closely with the Director of Federal Affairs to manage and advise on strategies to promote NACHC’s legislative agenda on Capitol Hill. The manager will play a role in advocacy on Capitol Hill at the direction of the Director and Deputy Director of Federal Affairs, engaging with legislative staff to build strong relationships and advance health center priorities and support the Federal Affairs team with policy analysis, research, casework and communications, legislative monitoring, and other key support functions. 🖋️Manager, Federal Policy In this role, the manager of Federal Policy is a member of the federal policy team serving as a project manager for granted funded projects and develops resources in response to emerging federal legislation and policy, and advises on emerging federal policy issues impacting the nation’s health centers 🖋️Manager, JEDI Initiatives and Programs The Manager, JEDI Initiatives and Programs plays a crucial role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within our organization. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies and programs to foster an inclusive workplace culture, promote equity, and ensure diversity across all aspects of our organization's operations. 🖋️Deputy Director, Informatics Projects This position is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day support of structure, systems, and activities for the NACHC’s Clinical Care and Quality’s (CCQ) Informatics Team that supports the implementation and evaluation of Informatics quality improvement and NACHC health center data strategies for the CCQ functional area. 🖋️Specialist, Federal Policy Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, the Federal Policy Specialist will be responsible for providing program management and policy support for the NACHC Federal Policy Team. The federal policy specialist will manage policy resource development and communicate with NACHC members and stakeholders. This position has the opportunity to work on a broad range of federal policy issues including: rural health, Medicaid, Medicare, and issues impacting safety-net providers and underserved patients. 🖋️Associate, Central Supply Reporting to the Deputy Director, Workforce Logistics, the Central Supply Associate will provide general office support and the general common areas, office equipment and supplies, troubleshooting equipment service issues, providing staff assistance, overseeing mail processing and deliveries, logistical support, and maintaining a well-organized office. Learn more about each position and apply today! https://lnkd.in/eaRtvFxY #WeAreNACHC #HealthPolicy #Jobs

Despite bipartisan support in Congress, the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program will run out of funds at the end of 2024, this new KFF article reminds us. And yet the evidence is clear: Compared to traditional, hospital-based residencies, residents trained at Community Health Centers -- as with the Teaching Health Center program -- are twice as likely to pursue employment at a safety-net provider and three times more likely to practice in underserved communities. Support for training in a community-based setting, like the Teaching Health Center program, must be part of the solution to the primary care workforce crisis. https://lnkd.in/dHiTDDPA #PrimaryCareGap #HealthWorkforce #ValueCHCs THCGME