National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

📆 Save the Date! National Health Center Week (NHCW) takes place August 4-10 in communities across the United States. Every August NACHC sponsors NHCW to celebrate America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers. This week is an opportunity to increase awareness of the critical role health centers play as the nation’s largest network of primary care providers. It’s also time to highlight the commitment and passion of health center staff, board members, and supporters who make it possible to provide quality, comprehensive healthcare services to more than 31.5 million patients across nearly 15,000 communities annually. Learn about how to participate and view the resources we’ve created to make it easy to celebrate NHCW! https://lnkd.in/eU8NQHu #NHCW24

NACHC is excited to partner with Abbott on a project that advances innovative “food as medicine” strategies at Community Health Centers as part of a national effort to integrate nutrition into care plans. Read coverage of this work in HealthLeaders: https://lnkd.in/e6atbfjh #FoodisMedicine #ValueCHCs

Happy Fourth of July! Community Health Centers are proud to serve 400,000 veterans annually and thank them for fighting for the freedom we celebrate today. #ValueCHCs

NACHC staff attending the 2024 National School-Based Health Care Conference hosted by School-Based Health Alliance. First Photo: Anthony Galace, Ethan Goodman, and Ted Henson

Join us in welcoming Luis Padilla, M.D., as NACHC's new Chief Health Officer. Dr. Padilla is a thought leader in the Community Health Center Movement who will help direct NACHC’s efforts to advance health equity, grow the primary care workforce, and support the mission of health centers, which provide high-quality, affordable, transdisciplinary primary care to over 31.5 million people nationwide. Dr. Padilla’s selection is the result of a nationwide search conducted in partnership with Diversified Search Group, the largest woman-founded and woman-led executive search firm in the U.S. Diversified Search Group is an industry leader in recruiting diverse, inclusive, and transformational leadership for clients across all industries and sectors. Dr. Padilla comes to NACHC from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS. There he served for nearly a decade as the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), responsible for over 70 workforce programs and 478 staff, and Director of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), BHW’s largest program of over 18,000 clinicians. A key focus for Dr. Padilla at HRSA was improving primary care across the nation and developing, recruiting, and retaining a diverse and culturally competent health workforce; under his leadership, the Bureau expanded to its current budget of almost $2 billion and the NHSC grew to the largest size in its 50-year history. Prior to joining HRSA, Dr. Padilla served for more than a decade at Unity Health Care, the largest community health center system in Washington, DC, as senior health policy advisor to the CEO, medical director, and as a NHSC Scholar. He also served on the National Advisory Council of the NHSC from 2007 to 2010. A licensed family physician, Dr. Padilla received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of California at Irvine. He earned a medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Brown University. Dr. Padilla will officially join NACHC on August 19, 2024. https://lnkd.in/eKdShuu8 #WeAreNACHC #ValueCHCs #Leadership

By providing culturally sensitive and accessible mental health care, Community Health Centers are helping to address the persistent behavioral health disparities rooted in systemic racism. #MinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #ValueCHCs

🎉 Join us in celebrating NACHC staff who have a work anniversary this month! Thank you for your commitment and hard work to keep Community Health Centers at the forefront of health care. #WeAreNACHC Carla Devoe, Ben Money, Vernetta Copeland, Carolyn Hane, Brian Kirkland, CAE, Noah Pierce, Frank Simkin, MHRD, Mei T., Angelique Wilkins, MPS, and Tristan Wind, MHA

📣 Announcing FOUR open positions at NACHC! Are you interested in helping to advance primary care and health equity for all? Consider applying for NACHC’s current openings. 🖋️ Associate Vice President, Membership This position will oversee all NACHC membership operations including recruitment and retention; onboarding and engagement; committees and participation; customer experience; and the development of diverse benefits to provide a strong value proposition. 🖋️ Manager, Accreditation In this role, the manager will be responsible for maintaining and expanding NACHC’s accreditation programs across multiple functional areas and our national conferences. 🖋️Manager, Federal Affairs The Manager will work closely with the Director of Federal Affairs to manage and advise on strategies to promote NACHC’s legislative agenda on Capitol Hill. The manager will also play a role in advocacy on Capitol Hill and engaging with legislative staff to build strong relationships and advance health center priorities. 🖋️ Project Manager, Vital Conditions This position is responsible for implementation of Vital Conditions Framework, performing project management, creating, and implementing training programs and technical support, communicating project outcomes, and actively participating in evaluation efforts. Learn more about each position and apply today! https://lnkd.in/eaRtvFxY #WeAreNACHC  #Jobs #HealthEquity

National Health Center Week is a little more than a month away! To get you excited and motivated to enter your events on our NHCW website, we’re sharing some photos of National Health Center Week way back in 2012. Remember to submit your NHCW events on our website: https://lnkd.in/eU8NQHu #NHCW24 #TBT About the photos, from left to right: 📸 Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center in Cheyenne, WY, kicked off National Health Center Week with a Family Fun Day. 📸 Coastal Health & Wellness, La Marque, TX, held an open house to welcome elected officials and view a new county facility that would house their health center, all accompanied by accordion music. 📸 Ryan Health, NYC, celebrated National Health Center Week by hosting a “Neighborhood Summer Health Fair” at Ryan-NENA Community Health Center. Many services were provided to the community, including health information, facilitated enrollment, voter registration, and over 130 free health screenings.

Know your status. Today is National HIV Testing Day and your Community Health Center is your resource for testing, prevention strategies, and treatment. Find a health center near you to schedule a test. #HIVTestingDay https://lnkd.in/eE_XRKx