We are living through a rapidly changing healthcare environment. Our population is aging, and more people are developing chronic health conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Patient behaviors are evolving—smoking is on the decline, but...
By: Molly Wack and Kaitlyn Gordon
If you’re one of the 430 centers using DRVS that just received a 2022 CHQR badge, you know the Community Health Quality Recognition program well. If not, now is the time to get started earning that badge next year....
In Part 1 of my Tobacco Cessation blog series, I recapped the National Association of Community Health Center’s (NACHC) adaption of the Million Hearts® Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP). The adaptation provides tips and resources tailored to...
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for about 1 in 5 deaths annually. And while smoking rates have declined in recent decades, 12.5% of U.S. adults currently smoke...
Established by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), National Health Center Week (NHCW) is an annual tradition where health centers, their staff, and the patients they serve are recognized and celebrated for the work they do...
The current pandemic has brought discussions of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare to more mainstream conversations. I have heard the term “social drivers of health” (SDOH) from more news outlets in the past year than ever before. As I have...
