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The Living Movement: Community Health Center Milestones and Moments
Date
February 15, 2024
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In the 1960s, community health centers were launched as new model for health care delivery. With roots in both the civil rights movement and the War on Poverty, the earliest health centers had the bold mission of improving the health not just of individuals, but of communities. This session will provide an overview of the origins and growth of the health center model, and the subsequent development of nationwide movement powered by mission and community engagement. As we gain a greater understanding of our history, we will be better prepared to advance the movement for the future!
Learning Objectives
- Describe the origins of the community health center movement and key milestones in Health Center history, 1960-Current.
- Explain local, state-specific, and national health center origins and trends, and understand the broader national and policy context framing local CHC history.
- Create their own “elevator speech” about the evolution and progression of the health center program, including its impact and importance in the US healthcare system.
Speakers
Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH
Chief Executive Officer, Sun River Health
Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
President and CEO, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
Feygele Jacobs, DrPH, MPH, MS
Dir., Geiger Gibson Program in Comm Hlth and Prof. of Hlth Policy and Management, The George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health
Chief Executive Officer, Delta Health Center, Inc.
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