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Health Center Week In Tennessee
August 9-15, 2009
The second week of August each year is dedicated to recognizing the service and contributions of Community, Migrant, Homeless and Public Housing Health Centers in providing access to affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to medically vulnerable and underserved people in the U.S. This year's commemoration is especially important in Tennessee as we continue to work towards the goals of our Health Care Home Tennessee plan to serve 500,000 people by 2015.
Click here for a list of Health Center Week events in Tennessee.
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CENTERS:
- Watch the Health Center Week preparation webinar from June 23, 2009. (Note that it will take approximately 8-12 minutes to load and the volume may need to be adjusted for the Q&A portion of this recording.) The slides can be downloaded here in PDF format.
Amanda Pears from the National Association of Community Health Centers provided guidance for planning and executing your Health Center Week events.
- Need ideas for your health center's event(s)? Click here for suggestions.
- Here are some tips for having a successful Health Center Week event.
- Deliver the message. Here are some facts about Tennessee's health centers.
- Need help contacting your local media? Click here.
- Here is a link to the National Association of Community Health Center's sample materials for Health Center Week.
About the Health Care Home Tennessee Campaign:
The Tennessee Primary Care Association’s mission is to strengthen community based primary health care systems in the state.
- Health Care Home Tennessee is a strategy for planning sustainable Community Health Center growth to preserve, strengthen and expand primary health care;
- Tennessee’s Health Centers provide cost-effective, community-based, quality primary care services to all people regardless of their ability to pay.
Health Care Home Tennessee:
- provides a vision of primary health care for every Tennessean and a healthier Tennessee;
- will provide a health care home for 500,000 Tennesseans by 2015;
- focuses on workforce, reimbursement/funding, capital resources, quality comprehensive care, & technical assistance and training;
- allows each Community Health Center to link with state and federal partners.
Read the NACHC Reports that support Health Care Home Tennessee.
Thank you to our Health Care Home Tennessee Partners:
Click the logo to visit their website.
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