In Part 1 of my Tobacco Cessation blog series, I recapped the National Association of Community Health Center’s (NACHC) adaption of the Million Hearts® Tobacco Cessation Change Package (TCCP). The adaptation provides tips and resources tailored to...
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable disease and death in the United States, accounting for about 1 in 5 deaths annually. And while smoking rates have declined in recent decades, 12.5% of U.S. adults currently smoke...
Established by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), National Health Center Week (NHCW) is an annual tradition where health centers, their staff, and the patients they serve are recognized and celebrated for the work they do...
The current pandemic has brought discussions of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare to more mainstream conversations. I have heard the term “social drivers of health” (SDOH) from more news outlets in the past year than ever before. As I have...
We are all familiar with health awareness months and days—February is Heart Month, October is Breast Cancer awareness month, World HIV/AIDS day is held on December 1st every year. But one lesser known health awareness month I recently learned about...
June is Pride month! Pride began as a way to honor the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and has evolved into a month of celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. But as we celebrate our LGBT+ friends, family, and neighbors this June,...
