Minnesota Community Health Centers are a product of the communities we serve. We are governed by – and employ – the communities that we serve. We know when representation matters, our communities are healthier. NorthPoint Health and Wellness provider May Hang and others reflect on the hard tole that Covid19 took in the Minnesota Hmong community and how…
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2022 Many Faces of Community Health Conference
Save the date for our 17th annual conference- August 18th and 19th, 2022 We are accepting proposals for presentations until May 20th. Sponsor and Exhibitor registration is also now open! Click here to learn more!
Lake Superior Community Health Center Reopens at New Facility in Superior
Congratulations to Lake Superior Community Health Center as they reopen their facility in Superior, WI. This expansion will improve quality and affordable health care for all and will create more efficient care for patients and providers! Click here to read the full article.
Disadvantaged Populations Face Barriers to Free Federal At-Home COVID Testing Program
Minnesota Community Care‘s Vice President of Clinical Operations and Nursing, Chris Singer, shares the barriers that minority communities are facing with accessing the Biden administration’s free at-home Covid-19 tests. “Not everyone has access to a computer or a phone that can follow the link to be able to get to that, so there’s definitely some…
Celebrate the Power of Rural Health
National Rural Health Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November every year. This day highlights the selfless, community-minded, “can do” spirit of community health centers that serve underserved, rural communities in Minnesota. Minnesota Health Centers address rural communities with unique healthcare needs such as accessibility and bandwidth issues, a lack of healthcare…
Minnesota Community Care Helps Teens and Community get Vaccines by Expanding into Local Schools
Minnesota Community Care shows a great example of how Community Health Centers make sure COVID-19 vaccines reach populations and communities that need it the most. Community Health Centers recognize the need of their patients, and meets them where they are at. Click here to read the full article.
2021 NHCW: Get to Know Minnesota’s Community Health Centers
National Health Center Week (August 8 – 14) is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers. This year’s theme is “The Chemistry for Strong Communities”. During this week of remembrance, light a candle for those community health leaders, patients that we lost. As we…
Minnesota Health Centers Re-Establish Community Trust with the J&J Vaccine
Three Minnesota Health Centers are featured in a story about the J&J vaccine pause. Stella Whitney-West (NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center), Kate Surbaugh (Sawtooth Mountain Clinic), and Raul Noriega (Southside Community Health Services), speak about both the impact of the J&J pause and the effort it will take to re-establish community trust with the J&J…