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A 2012 study indicated that while many board members are FQHC patients, a notable portion did not reflect the socioeconomic profile of typical FQHC users. Despite this, FQHCs have achieved a degree of descriptive representation, with approximately 20-25% of board members being representative of the patient population. [1]
Community health centers that receive federal funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are also called "Federally Qualified Health Centers". There are now more than 1,250 federally supported FQHCs with more than 8,000 service delivery sites.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services located in North Bethesda, Maryland. It is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.
As of 2019, there are 79 health care districts in California. [2] Each health care district is governed by a locally elected five-member board of directors. [1] Palomar Health in San Diego County is the largest district in California. [3] In 1945, the California Legislature passed the Local Hospital District Law which authorized the special ...
HRSA-funded health centers provide care to 1 out of every 11 people living in the US, including: 1 in 8 children, 1 in 5 rural residents, 1 in 3 living in poverty, and over 389,000 veterans. [ 12 ] Since 2001, through a major expansion initiative, HRSA has increased access to primary health care in 1,375 communities through new or expanded ...
The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is a federally funded program established in the United States in 1972 "to improve the supply, distribution, retention and quality of primary care and other health practitioners in medically underserved areas."
Rep. Laura Friedman (D-Glendale): Friedman, a former Assembly member, is now representing central Los Angeles County, taking over the seat long held by Adam B. Schiff, who handily won California's ...
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHSCC; also referred to as the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service) [11] [12] is the uniformed service branch of the United States Public Health Service and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States (along with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, and NOAA ...