Category: News
National Health Center Week: MN Community Care on KSTP
Watch here as Paige Bowen of MN Community Care promotes National Health Center Week and the important work of community health centers!
National Health Center Week: Op-Ed by CEO Dayle Patterson of Lake Superior Community Health Center
Local View Column: Community health centers are the nation’s safety nets Written By: Dayle Patterson | Aug 7th 2019 – 5am. Read on, from the Duluth News Tribune!
Health Centers Featured in the July/August 2019 Edition of Metro Doctors Magazine
Pages 10-11: Collaboration to Advance Quality of Care in Underserved Populations featuring FUHN and it’s 10 member organizations Page 32: Luminary of Twin Cities Medicine- Dr. Steven Vincent who served as the long-time Chief Clinical Officer at People’s Center Clinics & Services Read more
Minnesota medical providers work with patients to balance health with fasting during Ramadan
“Five years ago, a Muslim diabetes patient mentioned to Dr. Roli Dwivedi that she was fasting for the month of Ramadan — a practice that can be difficult for people trying to control their blood sugar. “And here I was, sitting with my medical degree … and I’d never thought about it before,” said Dwivedi, ...
Clinic wins ‘Innovator of the Year Award’
Kaylan Dix accepting the Colorectal Cancer Screening innovator of 2018 award. Submitted photo. “Sawtooth Mountain Clinic was presented the ‘2018 Innovator of the Year Award’ by the Colon Cancer Coalition during a recent event in the Twin Cities. The clinic’s effort to raise awareness about the value of a colorectal cancer screening was among the ...
Southside Pride Community Newspaper features health center staff
Geraldine Cereceda has helped thousands of people gain access to healthcare services over the past 18 years, and it all began when she herself sought a helping hand at Southside Community Health Services. Read Geraldine’s story here!
For clinics offering health care to all, ‘the economic challenges are intense’
St. Paul-based West Side Community Health Services has a new name: Minnesota Community Care. Its role as a “beacon of hope” is the same. Reuben Moore grew up a patient of community health centers and he now leads the state’s largest as CEO of St. Paul-based West Side Community Health Services. As of Jan. ...
Harvesting Hope in South Minneapolis
Southside Community Health Services (SCHS) and Urban Ventures (UV) are literally harvesting hope. Since 2016, the two nonprofits have run Produce Share Program, a partnership to grow fresh produce for SCHS patients as well as provide health education and help improve life for everyday folk living in South Minneapolis. In addition to receiving a free ...