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Don’t vote in the Presidential Primary? Do it for your health center.

It’s already known that just over 90 million people voted in the 2010 November elections.  While 90 million may look like a lot, that’s still only 1/3 of our population. So you are registered to vote, but let’s add some barriers – Limited access to a car, just moved, and you have a million other [...]

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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! [...]

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Three ways to keep advocating for FQHC funding, even in the face of FY2011 cuts!

Community Health Center funding was cut by $600 million dollars when legislators finally came to an agreement on the federal budget last week. [T]his major reduction will — in this year alone — negate the ability to provide basic health care services to over 5 million of our most vulnerable Americans, and will seriously undermine [...]

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