Pallone Holds Virtual Roundtable on His Legislation to Support and Expand Medical Training in Underserved Communities June 7, 2021 Press Release Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a virtual roundtable to discuss his legislation to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program to support the training of primary care medical and dental residents with a focus on supporting residents in high-need communities. He was joined by members of the medical community in New Jersey who highlighted how the legislation could benefit underserved communities in the state. The Doctors of Community (DOC) Act …

March 31, 2021 Menendez, Booker Announce $130M for NJ Community Health Centers to Expand Access to Vaccines in Hardest Hit Communities Funding comes from $7.6B set aside in the American Rescue Plan to support Federally Qualified Health Centers JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, and Cory Booker today announced that New Jersey’s 24 Community Health Centers (CHCs), operating 135 sites statewide, have been awarded a combined $129,653,750 in funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, and health services …

NJPCA Commemorates World Cancer Day On World Cancer Day, NJPCA remembers all who have been lost to cancer, while honoring cancer survivors and those who are still battling the disease. The theme for World Cancer Day, “I am and I will – Together, all of our actions matter” recognizes that we all have a role to play in cancer prevention. To commemorate this day, activities, virtual events, social media promotion, and other types of outreach are being planned to showcase the steps that can be taken to further support people with cancer and their families.  To hear a story from …

COVID-19 Vaccines Explained Live discussion on the recently approved COVID-19 vaccines with our CEO, Dr. Kemi Alli, CMO, Dr. Rachael Evans and facilitated by New Jersey Primary Care Association’s President and CEO, Selina Haq, Ph.D. Posted by Henry J. Austin Health Center on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 On December 23rd, NJPCA and Henry J. Austin Health Center co-hosted a Facebook Live event to answer questions and address concerns related to the two recently approved COVID-19 vaccines. Please help us increase the visibility of this important resource by liking and sharing the video with your colleagues and friends …

Please visit the New York Times website to access this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/nyregion/nj-migrant-workers-covid-19.html. NJPCA received permission from the New York Times to post the link to this article to our website. The article was written by Tracey Tully and published on July 5, 2020 …

mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”> Annual Independence Day parades have always been a great way to make our presence known, and remind our neighbors that we are an important part of the community. This year, due to COVID-19 concerns, most parades have either been scaled down or canceled. To celebrate our hometown heroes, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) produced this video highlighting Health Centers throughout the country. This article was originally published on NACHC’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoHFO34IGjGDD5SuuPuVfnQ …

Geiger Gibson Health Affairs Blog Keeping Community Health Centers Strong During the Coronavirus Pandemic is Essential to Public Health Written by: Peter Shin Rebecca Morris Maria Velasquez Sara Rosenbaum Alexander Somodevilla April 10, 2020 Community health centers—once a small dot on a giant health care landscape—have become essential to the functioning of the U.S. health system in medically underserved urban and rural communities. In 2018, health centers served over 28 million patients – a 31 percent increase in only 5 years. This expansion is the result of two major investments that, in combination, enabled health centers to scale up care: …

Bridgewater Garden Club Creates Holiday Arrangements for Zufall Health Medical Center Posted Dec 31, 2019 By Community Bulletin Members of the Bridgewater Garden Club delivered holiday cheer for patients and staff at the Zufall Health Center. Baskets of fragrant greens and berries accented with bright bows were crafted to decorate the center, located at 71 Fourth Street in Somerville. “These lovely arrangements bring a welcome addition to our medical center and add a joyful message of celebration for our patients and our staff,” said Eva Turbiner, president and CEO, Zufall Health. “As we enter our 30th anniversary year of bringing access …

Rutgers Community Health Center Aims to Increase Access with New Location By M.E. CAGNASSOLA December 16, 2019 at 5:28 PM NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy joined state and local leaders on Monday to mark the beginning of an era for Rutgers Community Health Center, which cut the ribbon on its new, more accessible location on the New Community Corporation campus in Newark’s Central Ward. The grand opening also recognizes a new partnership between the NCC and RCHC, one of the nation’s only nurse-managed, federally qualified health centers (FQHC). The full-service clinic is a vital resource …