So, we had a post about voting a couple weeks ago. That post talked about what it means to voting in the long run. A quick summary – “Just because you feel like your voice isn’t being heard during elections, your voice becomes louder in the long run if you DO get out and vote.” [...]
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Health Centers: Two Studies and an Idea
An article released yesterday on Newswise about two George Washington University reports covered two very important things – health center expansion and Medicaid’s role in strengthening health center operations. The past few weeks, we have been asking health center patients, community supporters, and YOU (our online community) to sign a petition supporting community health center [...]
Sign our Petition & Help our Health Center Colors Shine Through in Indianapolis!
Our petition drive starts TODAY!! Did you know? Health centers throughout the nation are the health care homes for over 20 million Americans. Did you know? There are STILL almost 60 million Americans, even those with insurance, who do NOT have access to health care. Did you know? Health centers’ average cost runs $1 less [...]
Ending 2011 on an Advocacy High-Note for ALL Community Health Centers!
At a time when health centers are seeing ever increasing demand for their services in rural and urban communities across the country, we are grateful that Congress has responded with this bipartisan bill which begins to address that need! – Tom Van Coverden, President & CEO of NACHC. Congress passed the 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Act! [...]
CALL TO ACTION!! Time to talk to our Senators!
Almost a month ago, we asked you to contact your U.S. Representative to submit a programmatic request supporting the Community Health Centers Program. Today, we’re in the midst of the same process, only we are switching to the other side of Capitol Hill. The deadline for SENATORS to submit a programmatic request is THIS FRIDAY, [...]
Take 5 — Make a Difference for Indy TODAY
Construction workers are transforming the land next to HealthNet Barrington Health Centeron Indy’s southeast side into a sleek, two-story “medical home” that will significantly expand the center’s capacity to provide regular checkups, dental work, and therapy for the city’s poorest residents. Yet even as welders and electricians prepare the building for its late 2011 opening, [...]
Grassroots Advocacy Never Sleeps!
Well we almost got a little power nap! Budget talks for Fiscal Year 2012 are on the table in the U.S. House of Representatives, and yes once again, we need to remind our legislators just how important community health centers are — not only to saving the health care system money but also to saving [...]
The Face of Homelessness
What is the image that comes to mind when thinking about a homeless person? “Usually dirty, drunk, and very stupid sounding, they just ask for money, or demand it.” This was a quote taken from Thehomelesspresident’s Blog. The author of this blog is a man who became homeless when he was 12 years old. He [...]
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