Celebrating the Important Role Health Centers Play in Providing Care to Vulnerable Populations
b'Health centers have been delivering comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary healthcare to the country\\u2019s most vulnerable populations for more than 50 years.\\n\\nWhile health centers started out as a primary care safety net, they are increasingly taking a holistic approach. Kristina Wharton, of the Department of Global Health Management and Policy at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, explained that these centers quickly branched out into mental health services and dentistry.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nEnsuring Access to Prescription Medications in the Post-ACA Healthcare Access Landscape: The Essential Role of FQHCs in the Safety Net for the Underinsured: https://www.ajmc.com/journals/supplement/2018/the-patient-assistance-safety-net-how-many-need-help-how-many-are-helped/ensuring-access-to-prescription-medications-in-the-postaca-healthcare-access-landscape-the-essential-role-of-fqhcs-in-the-safety-net-for-the-underinsured\\nCelebrating America\\u2019s Health Centers: Our Healthcare Heroes: https://www.hhs.gov/blog/2018/08/13/celebrating-americas-health-centers-our-healthcare-heroes.html\\nHealth Centers Key in Addressing Opioid Epidemic, and Medicaid Is Crucial, Kaiser Finds: https://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/health-centers-key-in-addressing-opioid-epidemic-and-medicaid-is-crucial-kaiser-finds\\nPublic Health Alarms Raised Over Possible Change in Immigration Policy: https://www.ajmc.com/focus-of-the-week/public-health-alarms-raised-over-possible-change-in-immigration-policy'