michiganpca |
Fri, 05 Mar 2010
A unique characteristic of Michigan?s 31 Community Health Center organizations ? which provide high quality primary and preventive health care to nearly 600,000 residents at over 160 delivery sites across the state ? is that they are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.? Each Health Center is governed by a board of directors, of which at least 51% [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 05 Mar 2010
Each year, thousands of children in Michigan go without health insurance and there are many reasons why? a parent or guardian may have lost a job, they don’t have health insurance at work or the cost of insurance is simply out of reach. Whatever the reason, MPCA may be able to help.
Our new CHIPRA Outreach [...]
michiganpca |
Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Senator Carl Levin speaks to Michigan Community Health Center representatives about health care reform efforts.
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Congressman Mark Schauer (D-7) receives the Distinguished Community Health Superhero award from Center for Family Health and Family Medical Center of Michigan representatives on behalf of NACHC.
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At the National Association of Community Health Centers? (NACHC) Policy & Issues Forum held March [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 12 Feb 2010
People and communities are healthier thanks to the investment in America?s Community Health Centers from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the ?economic stimulus.??
The law, enacted one year ago next week, provided funds that helped Health Centers expand care to the growing numbers of unemployed and uninsured people who were quickly [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 12 Feb 2010
Governor Granholm presented her proposed state budget for Fiscal Year 2011 before a joint meeting of both Houses? appropriations committees yesterday.? She acknowledged that during her administration she has made cuts to the budget every year and those cuts have dramatically affected how the state does business.? Despite these facts, the state once again faces [...]
michiganpca |
Thu, 11 Feb 2010
Preventing dental disease is critical to maintaining overall health.? This is the message of National Children?s Dental Health Month, an annual health observance of the American Dental Association to raise awareness among families and policymakers about the importance of good oral health habits for children. ?Dental caries remains the single most chronic disease of childhood, [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
Governor Granholm used her final State of the State address on February 3 to urge lawmakers to make some last-minute fixes to state government, while trying to convince? residents that Michigan’s evolving high-technology economy is taking off.
As for fixes, she said she wants legislative leaders to work with her to pass the Fiscal Year 2011 [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
by Doug Paterson, MPA, Director of State Policy, MPCA
On February 2, a coalition of?organizations called ?A Better Michigan Future?, of which the Michigan Primary Care Association is a member, held a press conference to kick off a public information and legislative advocacy campaign that calls on policymakers to address the state’s structural deficit.? They defined [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 05 Feb 2010
A new Community Health Center will soon be launched to improve access to a variety of health care services for residents of the Copper Country.?
The Quincy Hill Health Center will be located?at 51024 US 41 near Hancock.? The Health Center is a collaborative effort of the U.P. Association of Rural Health Services with Aspirus?Keweenaw Hospital [...]
michiganpca |
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Cherry Street Health Services ? a?nonprofit organization that operates Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, and Health Care for the Homeless Centers in Kent and Montcalm Counties ? recently launched “Gifts from the Heart”,?a $4.1 million capital campaign to support the construction of Heart of the City Health Center.?
This new 79,000 square-foot Health Center to [...]