Community Health Centers

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Community Health Centers are local, nonprofit clinics that provide comprehensive primary and preventive health care—often on a sliding fee scale—to underserved and medically vulnerable populations across the United States.

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Community Health Centers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf health care organization type
primary care provider model
boardCompositionRequirement majority of board members must be patients
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fundedBy Health Resources and Services Administration NERFINISHED
Medicaid NERFINISHED
Medicare NERFINISHED
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act NERFINISHED
patient fees
private insurance payments
state and local grants
goal improve access to primary care
improve population health outcomes
provide culturally competent care
reduce avoidable emergency department use
reduce health disparities
governedBy community-based board of directors
hasCharacteristic community-based
nonprofit
patient-directed
safety-net provider
offersService behavioral health services
care coordination
chronic disease management
dental care
enabling services
family medicine
health education
immunizations
internal medicine
obstetrics and gynecology care
outreach services
pediatric care
pharmacy services
prenatal care
preventive screenings
substance use disorder services
paymentModel discounted fees based on income
sliding fee scale
policyRole key component of the U.S. health care safety net
support implementation of the Affordable Care Act
primaryFunction provide comprehensive primary care
provide preventive health care
reduce barriers to health care access
serve medically underserved populations
regulatoryStatus federally qualified health center eligible
servesPopulation low-income individuals
medically underserved communities
migrant and seasonal farmworkers
people experiencing homelessness
public housing residents
racial and ethnic minorities
underinsured individuals
uninsured individuals

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Bureau of Primary Health Care oversees Community Health Centers