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Michigan Primary Care Association is the voice of 40 community health centers and four Native American health service providers that provide primary and preventive health care to more than 715,000 patients in rural and urban communities across Michigan.
Virtual: Introduction to Team-Based Care Training (MICMT Approved)
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The Michigan Primary Care Association is the voice for health centers and other community-based providers in Michigan. If you’d like to receive updates and other communications (including our monthly newsletter) on health center and health policy news, we encourage you to sign up. Here, you can choose what type of communications you would like to receive from us. We’re so glad you want to become a part of the health center movement.
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Dana Obey, recipient of the MPCA Dental Therapist Scholarship and Dental Therapy student at Skagit Valley College in Washington, penned a thoughtful op-ed for Bridge Michigan. She highlights the dental care shortage in Michigan, the success of dental therapy programs in Native American tribes and illustrates the need for a more robust and diverse dental …
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to several boards and committees, including the Michigan Board of Dentistry. The appointees represent Michigan’s young professionals, communities of color, seniors, and more. The appointees announced this week build on Governor Whitmer’s work to ensure appointees reflect Michigan’s diverse population. Sixty percent of appointees are women or people of color, and …
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We advocate to influence and advance health policy in Lansing and Washington, D.C.
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We foster collaboration among health centers and with external partners.
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We support health centers in the continuous pursuit of high-quality, patient-centered services.
This highly interactive and immediately applicable skill-building program is held through Zoom one morning per week for five weeks. Managers and supervisors at all levels develop and strengthen critical skills necessary to successfully navigate their roles in today’s increasingly challenging health center environment.
MPCA Health Center Members
Making an Impact for Everyone
people served
live in poverty
are agricultural farm workers
identify as racial or ethnic minority
are children
are veterans
MPCA Partner Organizations
Michigan Community Health Network (MCHN) is a limited liability company (LLC) comprised of 33 member organizations that was formed in 2015.
Michigan Quality Improvement Network (MQIN) is responsible for providing support to 40 of Michigan’s community health centers to provide the best care for their patients.
The constant evolution of the IT world presents the opportunity to provide care in new and innovative ways. How these solutions are implemented and managed affects both the patients and the practitioners.