By Ludmilla Paul, MPH – Research Program Coordinator at Health Choice Network Cervical cancer is a disease of major public health importance. Although screening and immunization against human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, provide highly effective prevention, many women do not have access to or routinely receive preventive services. Cervical cancer remains the secondRead more
The ADVANCE collaborative and OCHIN’s Research Team are committed to improving health equity among vulnerable and underserved communities. Through our community health center focused research, we are working to improve outcomes, policy, and primary care delivery for marginalized people across the US. In recognition of National Transgender Awareness Week, we want to share our workRead more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Happy October, everyone! After such a hot summer, I for one, am grateful for the cooler days of Autumn here in Portland and the busy fall season ahead. Here are a few updates for you all: September brought us great news as we learned Dr. John Heintzman’sRead more
Written by Bren Cole (Fenway Health), Anna Templeton (OCHIN), and Tiffany Prescott (OCHIN) Everyone loves a good superhero – and for National Health Center Week 2018 we enthusiastically join our members in “Celebrating Health Centers: Home of America’s Health Care Heroes”. Every day, community health centers (CHCs) welcome and care for 27 million Americans fromRead more
Hello and welcome to Community Health Roundup: your source for the latest in health news and information. It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted and I apologize for the delay, but now I’m back and with three very interesting articles in hand. This week I’ve found articles about the role community health centers play inRead more
Hello and welcome back to Community Health Roundup: your source for the latest in healthcare news and information. It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted and I apologize for the delay, but I think the articles I found this week will make up for my absence. This week we have articles about the effectsRead more
Hello and welcome back (or welcome for the first time) to Community Health Roundup: your source for the latest in health news and information. There has been a lot of interesting news this week and I am really excited to share what I have found with you! We have articles about how the F.D.A is respondingRead more
Hello and welcome back to Community Health Roundup: your source for the latest in health news and information! This week we are going to pack our bags and travel to North Carolina to check in on an ACO that is addressing social determinants of health, next we will explore the effects of thirdhand smoke andRead more
Hello and welcome back to Community Health Roundup: your source for the latest in health news and information. This week we have a short but informative CHR where we look at two articles concerning the ACA and a third about opioid prescribing rates in the US. Let’s talk turkey (definition: to speak seriously, frankly. No gobbleRead more
Question: Are you ready for some health news? If you answered yes, you are in the right place because this is Community Health Roundup, your source for the latest in health news and information! If you answered no, well please kick off your shoes and stay awhile because I have compiled quite a collection ofRead more
