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Community Health Centers: A Primer for Legislators
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community-based, nonprofit or public organizations that provide services to people who lack access to other health care, including those without insurance, residents of rural and underserved areas, and some Medicaid patients.
These health care services are available to all people, regardless of their ability to pay. FQHCs include community health centers, migrant health centers, health care for the homeless health centers and public housing primary care centers.
To qualify as an FQHC, a center must provide comprehensive primary health care services to all, be located in or serve a high-need community and be governed by a community-majority board. Centers also offer support services such as health education, translation
and transportation.
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Tennessee moves up in health rankings
Residents are losing weight, smoking less
Tennessee is a healthier state than it was a year ago because people are losing weight and smoking less, fewer babies are dying and violent crime is down.
Those are some of the measures that moved Tennessee out of the bottom 10 states, according to America’s Health Rankings. The 2011 report, released today, ranks Tennessee 39th compared to 42nd last year.
The state has shown steady improvement in recent years on the annual report, which is compiled by United Health Foundation, a nonprofit established by UnitedHealth Group.
“It is a testament to a lot of hard work from not only lots of government agencies and communities but also individuals,” said state epidemiologist Tim F. Jones. “Obviously, 39th is not where we want to stay, but seeing steady improvement is a really good sign.”
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