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CHCs In The News

• Health Delivery, Inc. Opens Saginaw's Second Teen Health Center
  Health Delivery, Inc., MPCA Blog

• Waterford Teen Health Center Provider Earns State Award
  Oakland Primary Health Services, MPCA Blog

• Hamilton Community Health Network Celebrates Two New Health Center Openings
  Hamilton Community Health Network, MPCA Blog

• Michigan Community Health Centers Instrumental in Fight Against HIV/AIDS
  MPCA Blog

• The Five Percent Solution
  Cherry Street Health Services, Ferris Magazine

• Rural Health Clinic Set to Open
  Upper Peninsula Association of Rural Health Services, Mining Gazette

• New Heart of City Center in Grand Rapids Cares for Mind and Body
  Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids Press

• Grand Rapids Health Centers Among 5 in Study of Children's Asthma
  Cherry Street Health Services, Baldwin Family Health Care, Clinica Santa Maria, Grand Rapids Press

• Jackson County Infant Death Rate at Record Low
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot

• Clinics Gain PCMH Status
  Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center, The Mining Journal

• Expanded Muskegon Family Care Facility Creates Excitement, Expected Benefits
  Muskegon Family Care, Muskegon Chronicle

• Heart of the City Health Center Opens in Grand Rapids

• How West Michigan Program is Improving Health, Reducing Costs for Low-income Families
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press
• Woodlands Providing Social Worker at Cassopolis Family Clinic
  Cassopolis Family Clinic, The Dowagiac News

• Will Community Health Centers Survive Budget Cuts?
  Health Centers Detroit Medical Group, Governing Magazine

• Grand Rapids' $30M Heart of the City Health Center Wraps Construction, Opens to Patient in October
  Cherry Street Health Services, Rapid Growth

• New Health Center Funded for Baldwin
  Baldwin Family Health Care, Ludington Daily News

• Federal Grant to Pay for New School Based Health Center
  MidMichigan Health Services, The Houghton Lake Resorter

• Senator Stabenow Congratulates Michigan School-Based Health Centers on Awards
• Family Health Center of Battle Creek Celebrates 25th Anniversary
  MPCA Blog
  

• Clinic's Integrated Health Approach Helps Detroit's Underserved Residents - A Healthier Michigan
  Covenant Community Care

• Expanded InterCare Building Ready for Business on M-139
  InterCare Community Health Network, Benton Spirit

• White Cloud Rising
  Family Health Care, MPCA Blog

• Detroit Clinic Named One of the Best Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Country
  CHASS, WDET Detroit Public Radio Blog "The Takeaway"

• $10 Million Health Facility to Open Doors this Month in Downtown Jackson
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot

• A Bright New Home for InterCare
  InterCare Community Health Network, The Herald-Palladium

• Get a Bonus for Helping Find MI Kids in Need of Healthcare
  Public News Services

• Grand Rapids Schools Receives $2.6 Million to Continue School-Based Health Clinics
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Muskegon County Doctors Try to Fight Obesity, Starting in Kids
  Hackley Community Care Center, The Muskegon Chronicle

• Michigan Health Center Leader Honored at National Conference
  InterCare Community Health Connection, MPCA Blog

• Center for Family Health Celebrating New, Centralized Health Center in Downtown Jackson
  Center for Family Health, MPCA Blog

• New Playground Gives Children of Migrant Workers in Belding a Place to Play
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• CCC's State-of-the-Art Dental Clinic Opens in Southwest
  Covenant Community Care, Model D

• A Success Story:  Expanding Health Care Options for Detroit's Poor
  Health Centers Detroit Medical Foundation, Kaiser Health News

• Many Grandmothers Experience Motherhood Twice
  Hackley Community Care Center, Muskegon Chronicle

• Infant Health Program Recertified
  Cassopolis Family Clinic, The Daily News

• Health Centers at Schools a 'Safety Net' for Students
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot

• Michigan Community Health Center Advocate Inducted into Hall of Fame
  Family Medical Center of Michigan, MPCA Blog

• Another Door Opening to Health Care in Jackson County
  Center for Family Health, MPCA Blog

• Grand Rapids Creston Students Kick Butts with Wall of Anti-Smoking Messages
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• STEAM Rolling Across Michigan
  Cherry Street Health Services, MPCA Blog

• Michigan Family Health Centers Give Communities A Shot of Good Health
  Western Wayne Family Health Center, Rep. John Dingell

• Health Care Reform Advocates to Host 1st Birthday Party for Affordable Care Act
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• A State-of-the -Art Health Center Will Soon Open on the North Side of Flint
  Hamilton Community Health Network, WJRT

• Eaton County Dental Clinic Opens its Doors
  Barry-Eaton District Health Department, Lansing State Journal

• Regional Program Focuses on HIV Prevention
  Health Delivery, Inc., The Saginaw News

• Family Health Center Planning $9M Expansion; Will Add 56 New Jobs on Kalamazoo's Northside
  Family Health Center, Kalamazoo Gazette

• CHASS Breaks Ground for New Destination for Health and Wellness in Detroit
  Community Health & Social Service (CHASS) Center, MPCA Blog

• Family Health Center Opens New Site in Kalamazoo
  Family Health Center, MPCA Blog

• GOP Budget Proposal Could Kill Essential Health Care Program
  The Michigan Messenger

• Congress to Vote on Plan That Could Cut Health Center Funding
  Family Health Center, Newschannel 3

• Advocates Say Proposed Cuts to Health Centers Would Eliminate Access for Many in West Michigan
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Alcona Health Center Program Healthflex Works Both the Brain and Body
  Alcona Health Center, Triad

• Caring for Students: New School Health Clinic Gets an A
  Hackley Community Care Center, The Muskegon Chronicle

• Kent County Community Schools Removing Barriers to Learning
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Low-cost Clinic Looks to Expand in Lenawee County
  Family Medical Center of Michigan, The Daily Telegram

• $11.2M Family Wellness Center to Open this Month on Michigan Ave.
  Covenant Community Care, Southeast Michigan Startup

• New Teen Health Center a Hit with Muskegon Students
  Hackley Community Care Center, The Muksegon Chronicle

• Many 'Less Severe' Patients in Michigan Not Getting Mental Help
  MPCA, Upper Peninsula Association of Rural Health Services, Cherry Street Health Services, The Macomb Daily

• Cherry Street Health Services Eyes New Low-income Clinic on Wyoming's Burlingame Avenue
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Health Care Center for Uninsured Opens with Fanfare
  Covenant Community Care, The Royal Oak Patch

• Saginaw School Health Clinics May Benefit from $100 Million in Federal Grants
  Health Delivery, Inc., The Saginaw News

• Jackson's Center for Family Health More than Halfway to $10.7 Million Goal for New Downtown Health Center
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot

• Medicaid Squeeze:  Shrinking Federal Reimbursements Cause Doctors to Limit Care to Needy
  Ingham County Health Department, Lansing State Journal

• Medical Clinic Nears Opening
  Upper Peninsula Association of Rural Health Services, Mining Gazette

• Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
  Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center, TV-6

• Sterling Area Health Center Teams Up with Standish-Sterling Middle School
  Sterling Area Health Center, The Arenac County Independent

• More Teens Will Have Access to Health Care at New Teen Health Center in Muskegon County
  Hakcley Community Care Center, MPCA Blog

• Center for Family Health Hosts VIP Supporters
  Center for Family Health, MPCA Blog

• New low-cost clinic opens in Oakland County
  Covenant Community Care, The Detroit Free Press

• Swartz Creek nurse practitioner travels a long road to a rewarding life
  Hamilton Community Health Network, The Flint Journal

• Michigan Children Have a Champion in Their Corner
  Cherry Street Health Service, The Sun Herald

• Muskegon Family Care expanding, consolidating in single location
  Muskegon Family Care, The Muskegon Chronicle

• Center for Family Health awarded more than $3 million in federal funding for new downtown health center
  Center for Family Health, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot

• State Gets Millions For Community Health Centers
  Cherry Street Health Service, WSJM

• Building a National Data Repository to Measure and Improve Health Center Quality
  The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, August 2010

• 26 and Younger Eligible Under Parent's Insurance
  Health Care Reform, Center for Family Health, wilx.com

• Health Center on Wheels Will Roll Back to Arthur Hill High After Legislators Restore Funding
  Health Delivery, Inc., The Saginaw News

• School Health Centers Paying Off for Students:  Children Found to Be More Active, Eating Better, Happier
  Lansing State Journal

• Health Champion Awards
  East Jordan Family Health Center, Charlevoix County News

• ER glut turns focus to customer service
  Family Health Center of Battle Creek, The Battle Creek Inquirer

• Community Health Centers Prepare For Federal Help
  Michigan Primary Care Association, WSJM FM 94.9

• Health Reforms Favor MI Community Health Centers
  Public News Service

• Muslims in Jackson donate $20,000 to the Center for Family Health's building fund
  The Center for Family Health, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot

• Community Action Plan aims to improve the health of Jackson County residents
  Center for Family Health, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot

• Northern Menominee Health Center celebrating 25th anniversary

• InterCare officially breaks ground
  InterCare Community Health Network, The Herald-Palladium

• Health Delivery in Saginaw gets kids ready for school
  Health Delivery, WEYI NBC25

• Sterling Area Health Center celebrates National Health Center Week
  Sterling Area Health Center, The Arenac County Independent

• Hughes: Community health centers are vital
  National Health Center Week, Lansing State Journal

• Health Clinic to serve low-income residents
  InterCare Community Health Network, Fox 28

• Bay County health fair provides children with exams, chance to win prizes
  Health Delivery, The Bay City Times
• Sterling Area Health Center celebrating National Health Center Week
  Sterling Area Health Center, The Arenac County Independent

• $10 a month insurance policy for Grand Rapids-area families in need
  Cherry Street Health Services , WZZM 13 ONLINE

• Ground-breaking is Thursday for $10 million InterCare clinic
  InterCare Community Health Network, The Herald-Palladium

• Congressman Peters to visit Oakland County Health Center in honor of National Health Center Week

• Hackley Community Care to open teen health center at Muskegon High School
  Hackley Community Care , The Muskegon Chronicle

• Governor Granholm visits construction site of new Benton Harbor Health Center

• Hamilton Community Health looking to build new $5M facility in Flint                                                                                                                                                             Hamilton Community Health Network, Flint Journal

• Teen pregnancy rate down; more kids in Michigan getting education
  Baldwin Family Health Care, The Macomb Daily News

• Funding sought for health centers in Detroit, Wayne County
  Detroit Wayne County Health Authority, www.freep.com

• Assessing the Safety Net
  Safety Net Access for Uninsured, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Democrat candidate for governor talks to Pontiac students
  Michigan Gubernatorial Race, The Oakland Press

• Stories of recovery, resilience and redemption
  Cassopolis Family Clinic, Dowagiac Daily News

• More than 350 helped during Genesee District Dental Society's event
  Hamilton Community Health Network, The Flint Journal via mlive.com

• Groundbreaking set for Heart of the City Health Center in Grand Rapids
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Construction of $12 million Center for Family Health facility in downtown Jackson expected to start next month
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen-Patriot via mlive.com

• Stupak Announces $2.1 Million Grant for Alcona Health Centers
  Alcona Health Centers, Press Release

• Prognosis positive for health care jobs
  Detroit Community Health Connections/MPCA, Crain's Detroit Business

• Low-cost clinic moves to larger location
  Family Medical Center, The Daily Telegram

• Health Care Reform and Primary Care — The Growing Importance of the Community Health Center
  Health Care Reform, The New England Journal of Medicine

• West Michigan clinics prepare to get busy with health care reform changes
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• It will take years to build the new health care systems
  US Health Care System Reform, The Oakland Press

• HHS, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services Announces Funding To Enroll Eligible American Indian And Alaska Native Kids In Health Care
  American Indian Health & Family Services of SE Michigan, US Department of Health and Social Services

• Detroit's geography of despair includes many seeds of hope
  American Indian Health and Family Services and CHASS, Seattle PostGlobe

• Community health centers expected to reap millions
  MPCA, Crain's Detroit Business

• County plans dental clinic
  Barry-Eaton District Health Department, Lansing State Journal

• Clinic readies to offer care
  Downriver Community Services, The Times Herald

• Health-care reform welcomed by those who serve the needy of Southwest Michigan
  Family Health Center, Kalamazoo Gazette

• Census 2010 kickoff event is Thursday
  Oakland Primary Health Services, The Oakland Press

• Local reaction to health care vote: 'This is big, very big'
  Advantage Health Centers, The Detroit Free Press

• Health Care Reforms Closely Watched in West Michigan
  Cherry Street Health Services, Fox 17

• As Medicaid Payments Shrink, Patients Are Abandoned
  Medicaid, The New York Times

• CFH Women's Health Center
  Center for Family Health, YouTube

• Muskegon High to host teen health clinic
  Hackley Community Care Center, The Muskegon Chronicle

• Altarum Institute to add 25 Ann Arbor jobs due to $19.6 million health records grant
  Altarum Institute, annarbor.com

• Stimulus Funds: Health Centers Prove Outcomes
  Community Health Centers, The Nonprofit Quarterly
• Help for Getting Health Insurance for Kids
  Center for Family Health, WLNS

• A Plan to Help Places Hurting for Doctors
  Michigan Primary Care Consortium, The Detroit Free Press

• Thousands of Jackson-area kids learn good oral health at Center for Family Health
  Center for Family Health, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot

• Jackson School Board approves plan to build fitness center at high school
  Center for Family Health, The Jackson Citizen-Patriot

• New Health Center Opening in Upper Peninsula in Spring
  Upper Peninsula Association of Rural Health Services

• New Health Clinic Opening in Spring
  Upper Peninsula Association of Rural Health Services, The Mining Gazette

• Covenant Community Care Launching 2010 Covenant Cares for 10,000 Campaign
  Covenant Community Care

• Letter to the Editor: Dental Health Cuts – Slashing Our Future?
  Hackley Community Care Center and Muskegon Family Care, The Muskegon Chronicle
• Dental Program to Visit Kelloggsville Middle School
  Cherry Street Health Services, The Grand Rapids Press

• Muskegon Heights' Schools Hopes to Open Teen Health Center
  Hackley Community Care Center, Muskegon Chronicle

• Benton Harbor Health Center Expands with Federal Funds
  InterCare Community Health Network, Kalamazoo Gazette
• Stimulus Award Increases Manpower at Sterling Area Health Center
  Sterling Area Health Center, The Arenac County Independent
• Tax Credits boost $26.4M Health Center
  Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids Press

• Mobile Dental Program Fills a Need in Jackson County
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot

• Clinic Gets $8.5 Million for New Facility in Benton Harbor
  InterCare Community Health Network, The Herald-Palladium

• New Clinic Would Bring 80 New Jobs
  Cherry Street Health Services, Wood TV 8

• Center for Family Health Secures Enough Funding to Move Forward with Jackson High School-based Health Center
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizen Patriot
• InterCare Gets Federal Funding
  InterCare Community Health Network, WSJM FM 94.9 / AM 1400
• Health at  Risk:  Wheels of Mercy Brings Screening Help to Urban, Rural Areas
  Muskegon Family Care, Hackley Community Care Center, Muskegon Chronicle

• Bangor Agency Receives $8.5M for Health Center
  InterCare Community Health Network, Kalamazoo Gazette

• Baldwin Health Center Getting $3 Million
  Baldwin Family Health Care, Ludington Daily News

• President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards to Build, Renovate Community Health Centers in More than 30 States
  InterCare Community Health Network, Baldwin Family Health Care, The White House
• 2 Michigan Health Care Systems to Get Federal Funds
  InterCare Community Health Network, Baldwin Family Health Care, Detroit Free Press
• Stabenow, Levin Announce $11.5 Million in New Funding for Community Health Centers

• New Clinic Will Provide Boost to Those in Need
  Downriver Community Services, The Times Herald

• Detroit Wayne County Health Authority to Coordinate Care for Uninsured
  Detroit Community Health Centers, Crain's Detroit Business

• Health Care Reform and America's First People
  American Indian Health & Family Services, Detroit Public Radio

• Dental Crisis Looming in State, Experts Say
  Detroit Free Press

• Detroit Health Center Opens in New Location to Serve More People 

• Patients Confused by Medicaid Cuts Skip Needed, and Sometimes Covered, Eye Exams
  Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids Press

• Stimulus Funding At Work
  Muskegon Family Care, Michigan Nonprofit Association Newsletter
• Community Clinics Have Key Role in Health Reform
  Health Centers Nationwide, Associated Press

• Kids Health Care Program Cuts ER Visits
  Cherry Street Health Services, WOOD TV 8

• GE Healthcare Inks Agreement
  Hamilton Community Health Network, The Daily Herald

• A Nod to Good Health
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizens Patriot

• Cassopolis Family Clinic Sees Needs to Fill in Niles
  Cassopolis Family Clinic, The Daily News

• Community Health Group Provides Care to City’s Uninsured
  Detroit Community Health Connection, The Michigan Citizen
• Reform on Cherry Street
  Cherry Street Health Services, Michigan Business Review

• Use of Federal Health Clinics Soars
  Health Centers Nationwide, The Wall Street Journal

• Henry Ford Health System to donate $3 million for New Federally Qualified Health Center in Detroit
  Community Health and Social Services, Crain's Detroit Business

• Let Facts, Not Fiction Improve Health Care
  Dr. Herbert Smitherman Jr., CEO, Health Centers Detroit Medical Group, The Detroit News

• Groups Spread Word on Health Care Eligibility
  Center for Family Health, Jackson Citizens Patriot