RCHN Community Health Foundation

09/30/2022

"And what a movement it is! Our health center family has built something truly extraordinary - a multi-ethnic, multi-generational, urban-rural coalition - diverse across ethnicity, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and geography. While there is yet much work to be done, our coalition has tremendous strength and together, we have leveraged that strength to elevate power to where it belongs – in communities – and to advance health access, health care justice and health equity. Nothing can be more beautiful than that.”

09/29/2022

Some snapshots from our work!

09/29/2022

It's been swell! We've loved working with community health centers across the country to support the vision of high-quality healthcare for all! Read our final news blast here:

The mission of the RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF) is to support and benefit community health centers and the communities they serve through strategic investment, outreach, education, and cutting-edge health policy research.

07/30/2022

Our book, Chronicling the Community Health Center Story, is now available to view online, for free! Drawn from the hundreds of profiles and photos on our CHroniCles website, it celebrates the exceptional role and value of health centers in urban and rural communities across America . Find it here: https://bit.ly/3BrmT91

05/13/2022

There's still time! register to join our health policy webinar series, kicking off is coming Monday May 16 with a session Health Equity for Immigrant Families: Unwinding the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the Biden administration’s proposal to reverse the Trump-era public charge regulation, which threatened to deny green card (permanent residency) status to legal immigrants who used public benefits for which they are eligible. The proposed rule carries major implications for community health centers nationwide, along with the communities they serve. Register here https://bit.ly/3NcMfdu

Join us with our partners at GW's Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health for a new four-part Health Policy Webinar series beginning May 16 The sessions will be hosted by Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and will feature presentations and robust discussion with health policy experts as well as health center movement leadership.

Community health centers, health center networks, and state and regional primary care association staff are invited to participate so please share this information widely with your members and staff.

The cost is just $199 for ALL FOUR SESSIONS and COVERS ALL REGISTRANTS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. CME / CNE credit is available in collaboration with Clinical Directors Network, at an additional fee of $25 per CME registrant. More Info & registration here https://bit.ly/3KOmL52

Geiger Gibson Spring/Summer 2022 Webinars

> Session 1: Monday, May 16th, 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Health Equity for Immigrant Families: Unwinding the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
> Session 2: Monday, June 13th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
How Are Community Health Centers Weathering the Storm? Inside the Latest Research Findings from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative and the Kaiser Family Foundation
> Session 3: Tuesday, July 19th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
A Deep Dive into the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization; Implications for Community Health Centers, Their Patients, and Reproductive Health
> Session 4: Monday, October 24th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Community Health Centers and Payment Reform

05/10/2022

In the current issue of Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, a report out on the RCHN Community Health Foundation Population Health Initiative, spanning five years and 15 projects across community health center organizations in several states. The COVID-19 pandemic and growing national focus on health disparities and health equity provide an opportunity to expand on our broader vision of population health and to sustain it as the health crisis eventually subsides. So pleased to see this article co-authored by Dr. David Stevens Paul Melinkovich, M.D. FAAP and Feygele Jacobs in print! https://lnkd.in/ecHftmJj

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on contemporary health care issues of medically underserved communities. JHCPU addresses such diverse areas as health care access, quality, costs, legislation, regulations, health promotion, and disease p...

05/10/2022

Join us with our partners at GW's Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health for a new four-part Health Policy Webinar series beginning May 16 The sessions will be hosted by Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and will feature presentations and robust discussion with health policy experts as well as health center movement leadership.

Community health centers, health center networks, and state and regional primary care association staff are invited to participate so please share this information widely with your members and staff.

The cost is just $199 for ALL FOUR SESSIONS and COVERS ALL REGISTRANTS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. CME / CNE credit is available in collaboration with Clinical Directors Network, at an additional fee of $25 per CME registrant. More Info & registration here https://bit.ly/3KOmL52

Geiger Gibson Spring/Summer 2022 Webinars

> Session 1: Monday, May 16th, 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Health Equity for Immigrant Families: Unwinding the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule
> Session 2: Monday, June 13th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
How Are Community Health Centers Weathering the Storm? Inside the Latest Research Findings from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative and the Kaiser Family Foundation
> Session 3: Tuesday, July 19th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
A Deep Dive into the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization; Implications for Community Health Centers, Their Patients, and Reproductive Health
> Session 4: Monday, October 24th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Community Health Centers and Payment Reform

05/03/2022

New Data Note reports on the experience of community health centers two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The Data Note, Community Health Centers’ Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic:
Two-Year Findings from HRSA’s Health Center COVID-19 Survey (April 2020—April 2022) is produced by the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative. Read it here https://www.rchnfoundation.org/?p=10041

04/12/2022

New, four-part policy webinar series from the Geiger Gibson program Milken Institute School of Public Health for the health center community. Hosted by Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy each session will feature presentations and robust discussion with health policy experts as well as health center movement leadership. CME/CNE credit option available. More Info & registration here https://bit.ly/3KOmL52

Upcoming sessions
Session 1: Monday, May 16th, 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Health Equity for Immigrant Families: Unwinding the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

Session 2: Monday, June 13th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
How Are Community Health Centers Weathering the Storm? Inside the Latest Research Findings from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative and the Kaiser Family Foundation

Session 3: Tuesday, July 19th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
A Deep Dive into the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization; Implications for Community Health Centers, Their Patients, and Reproductive Health

Session 4: Monday, October 24th 12:00 noon-1:00p.m. EDT
Community Health Centers and Payment Reform

03/24/2022

Once the Biden administration's proposed public charge rule is finalized, community health centers will play an important role in implementing it because of their major role in health and health care. A new blog, by the Geiger Gibson RCHN CHF Research Collaborative Milken Institute School of Public Health explores What is at Stake for Community Health Centers and the Communities They Serve under Biden Administration’s Proposed Public Charge Rule. Reda more https://bit.ly/3ivkdwq National Association of Community Health Centers

02/16/2022

GEIGER GIBSON EMERGING LEADER Dr. Wilfredo Giordano-Perez is Medical Director Tri-County Community Action Agency in Johnston, RI. He expanded services for HIV, Hep C & SUDs and established the center as a leader in LGBTQ+ care. He serves on the RI COVID Vaccine Advisory Sub-Committee. National Association of Community Health Centers Milken Institute School of Public Health

02/16/2022

GEIGER GIBSON EMERGING LEADER Dr. Veronica Alvarez-Galiana is Director of Obstetrics & Gynecolgy at Community Health of South Florida, Inc. responsible for successfully growing OB/GYN department capacity, innovating to add new services and improve patient care, and partnering to train CNMs and medical students across the region. National Association of Community Health Centers Milken Institute School of Public Health