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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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…
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…
Resiliency Resources
Are you and those around you feeling burnt out? Looking for ways to cope with the extreme stress of the pandemic? Check out this page to find resources to help build resiliency for yourself and other staff at your CHC.
Upcoming Webinar – Free Resources and Strategies for Risk Management Training for Health Center Staff
Effective risk management is crucial for safe patient care. Risk management training for health center staff is a compliance requirement because everyone plays a role in risk management. Risk managers in health centers and free clinics often struggle to identify training resources, but this task does not need to be costly or time-consuming. In this…
Now Available! Sage Eligibility & Cancer Screening Training
MNACHC has partnered with Minnesota’s Cancer Screening Program (Sage) and the American Cancer Society to record a webinar training on the new Sage eligibility requirements for screening, and relevant enrollment information for participating organizations. This training is ideal for new staff and other staff within your organization to learn about the Sage Program and how…
Training Opportunity: Big Change with Small Acts of Inclusion
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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,…