National Association of Community Health Centers

National Association of Community Health Centers The leading voice for the nation's 1,700+ Community Health Centers, providing innovative and high-quality healthcare without turning anyone away.

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We can hardly wait for National Health Center Week, celebrated from August 2-8, 2026!Health centers submitting their eve...
06/17/2026

We can hardly wait for National Health Center Week, celebrated from August 2-8, 2026!

Health centers submitting their events by July 1 will be considered for a potential $500 sponsorship: https://healthcenterweek.org/

Share with us how you plan to celebrate !

Behavioral health care works best when it's integrated with primary care.Community Health Centers have long been leaders...
06/16/2026

Behavioral health care works best when it's integrated with primary care.

Community Health Centers have long been leaders in delivering whole-person care, connecting patients to behavioral health services in the same trusted setting where they receive primary care.

NACHC is excited to release “Advancing Behavioral Health Integration in Community Health Centers: Policy Pathways to Whole-Person Care,” a new report supported by The Commonwealth Fund.

Drawing on interviews with high-performing Community Health Centers and national policy experts, the report highlights how integrated care models improve access, reduce stigma, strengthen chronic disease management, and support better outcomes for patients and communities. It also outlines policy solutions that can help expand behavioral health integration nationwide.

➡️ Read the report: https://bit.ly/CHCBehavioralHealthIntegration

Today, NACHC Chief Health Officer Luis Padilla, MD, joined Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physician...
06/15/2026

Today, NACHC Chief Health Officer Luis Padilla, MD, joined Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), for a fireside chat at the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit.

Together, Dr. Padilla and Martin discussed the essential role primary care plays in improving health outcomes and strengthening communities nationwide.

The conversation highlighted the impact of Community Health Centers, which serve more than 52 million patients across over 17,000 communities, the need to strengthen and grow the primary care workforce, and the importance of the Triple Double Campaign — a shared vision between NACHC and AAFP to double investment in primary care, double the reach of primary care beginning with Community Health Centers, and double the number of physicians entering primary care careers.

Thank you to AAFP for convening leaders committed to advancing primary care and ensuring more patients can access the care they need, when and where they need it.

School-Based Health Centers serve nearly 9.8 million students each year, delivering essential primary care, behavioral h...
06/11/2026

School-Based Health Centers serve nearly 9.8 million students each year, delivering essential primary care, behavioral health, dental services, and more through nearly 4,500 sites nationwide.

In NACHC's latest blog post, learn how the School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2026 advanced through the House Energy & Commerce Committee with unanimous bipartisan support, the role Community Health Center leaders played in the process, and what happens next as the legislation moves through Congress.

➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4oq2SpV

The bipartisan Community Health Center Caucus has reached 1⃣0⃣1⃣ members in the House, thanks to your advocacy! Are your...
06/10/2026

The bipartisan Community Health Center Caucus has reached 1⃣0⃣1⃣ members in the House, thanks to your advocacy!

Are your elected officials among its members? See the list and ask your representative and senators to join: https://bit.ly/Join-CHC-Caucus

Congratulations to the Community Health Centers that achieved upgraded or renewed Advocacy Center of Excellence (ACE) st...
06/10/2026

Congratulations to the Community Health Centers that achieved upgraded or renewed Advocacy Center of Excellence (ACE) status in May! 🎉👏

Will we recognize 175 total ACEs before National Health Center Week in August? Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/3D7f9Zd

06/06/2026

On June 3, 2026, Community Health Center advocates from across the country came together in Washington, D.C., to ensure lawmakers hear directly from the communities they serve.

During NACHC's 2026 National Fly-In, advocates met with Members of Congress and their staff to elevate Community Health Center priorities, including protecting 340B, advancing Food for Health initiatives, and strengthening the health care workforce.

Together, advocates conducted more than 70 meetings with congressional offices, sharing firsthand stories about the impact Community Health Centers have on the 52 million people who rely on them for care.

NACHC was also proud to partner with the Food is Medicine Conference (FIMCON) to advance shared priorities at the intersection of nutrition and health policy, highlighting the important role Community Health Centers play in connecting patients to nutrition services, food access programs, lifestyle medicine, and whole-person care.

This year's Fly-In also featured the Care in Motion: Community Health Center Mobile Health Experience on Capitol Hill, where congressional offices from 17 states stepped inside a mobile health unit to see how Community Health Centers are bringing primary care, dental care, behavioral health services, chronic disease management, and more directly into communities.

Thank you to every advocate who traveled to Washington to lend their voice to this effort. Your stories, expertise, and commitment help ensure Community Health Centers remain strong for the patients and communities who depend on them.

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One of the highlights of today’s NACHC National Fly-In was the Care in Motion: Community Health Center Mobile Health Exp...
06/03/2026

One of the highlights of today’s NACHC National Fly-In was the Care in Motion: Community Health Center Mobile Health Experience, giving Members of Congress and their staff the opportunity to step inside a Community Health Center mobile health unit right on Capitol Hill.

Mobile health units are helping Community Health Centers (CHCs) expand access to care in communities where health care can be difficult to reach, including in rural areas where CHCs serve 1 in 3 patients. Today, 45% of Community Health Centers operate mobile units that provide services such as primary care, dental care, behavioral health screenings, chronic disease management, and more.

A special thank you to Senators Jacky Rosen and Lisa Murkowski, Representatives Richard Hudson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Mike Lawler, and Kelly Morrison, along with staff from many congressional offices, for taking the time to tour the unit and learn more about how Community Health Centers are bringing care directly to patients.

We are especially grateful to Refuah Health Center for bringing its mobile health unit to Capitol Hill and helping showcase this innovative model of care. Thank you as well to Mobile Specialty Vehicles for building the unit and to the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc. and Matthews Specialty Vehicles for their support of NACHC’s Center for Mobile Health.

When care can move, barriers can be reduced—and more people can get the care they need, where they need it.

06/03/2026

"Community Health Centers go wherever the need is."

From mobile health units to Food for Health initiatives, Community Health Centers are meeting people where they are and improving access to care in communities across America.

Today on Capitol Hill, NACHC President & CEO Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, joined advocates from across the country for NACHC's National Fly-In to ensure lawmakers understand the impact CHCs have on the 52 million people who rely on them.

Want to be part of the movement?

🔗 Ask your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection Act (H.R. 7391): https://bit.ly/340B-SupportHR7391

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