Bureau of Primary Health Care

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The Bureau of Primary Health Care is a division of the U.S. federal government that oversees and supports community-based health centers and programs to improve access to primary care for underserved populations.

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instanceOf bureau
federal agency
abbreviation BPHC
administers Section 330 Health Center grants
collects Uniform Data System data from health centers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field primary care
public health administration
focusesOn low-income populations
medically underserved areas
medically underserved populations
racial and ethnic minority populations
rural communities
underinsured individuals
uninsured individuals
urban underserved communities
hasMainResponsibility improving access to care for underserved populations
primary health care access
support for community-based health centers
hasProgramArea behavioral health integration in primary care
health information technology adoption in health centers
oral health in primary care
primary care integration
headquartersLocation Rockville, Maryland
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
missionStatement to improve the health of the Nation’s underserved communities and vulnerable populations by assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary health care services
operatesWithin U.S. health care system
oversees Community Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Health Care for the Homeless programs
Health Center Program
Migrant Health Centers
Public Housing Primary Care programs
Rural health center grantees
School-based health center grantees
parentOrganization United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf Health Resources and Services Administration
programType grant-making program
provides capital funding to health centers
operational funding to health centers
quality improvement support
technical assistance to health centers
workforce development support
regulates federal requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers
sector public health
setsStandard clinical quality measures for health centers
website https://bphc.hrsa.gov

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Health Resources and Services Administration hasDivision Bureau of Primary Health Care
Health Center Program administeredBy Bureau of Primary Health Care