CARRBORO, NC – Mayor Barbara Foushee has proclaimed Aug. 4-10, 2024 as National Health Center Week in Carrboro.
For more than 50 years, Community Health Centers have provided high-quality, affordable, comprehensive primary and preventive health care in our nation’s medically underserved communities, delivering value to, and having a significant impact on America’s health care system.
Mayor Foushee will read the proclamation and participate in the Carrboro-Chapel Hill Health Center Kidfest being held from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Carrboro Community Health Center (Piedmont Health), 301 Lloyd St.
Piedmont Health, which has been serving the community since 1970, was founded by a group of health care professionals at UNC Chapel Hill who recognized the need for accessible medical services for those who weren’t receiving adequate care.
Piedmont Health’s vision is a healthy community in which all people have timely access to quality health care. With 12 locations, including the Carrboro Community Health Center on Lloyd Street, Piedmont Health provides comprehensive health care and supportive services, accepts most insurance plans and offers adjustable fees based on ability-to-pay.
Community Health Centers serve as beacons of essential resources and support in the face of disasters and pandemics and will continue to respond quickly to care for America’s most vulnerable and underserved communities.
Every day, Community Health Centers develop new approaches to integrating a wide range of services beyond primary care, including oral health, vision, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, to provide comprehensive care, allowing each community member to thrive. Health centers have more than doubled their behavioral health workforce in the last decade to meet Americans’ growing need for behavioral health services.
Community Health Centers are locally owned and operated small businesses that serve as critical economic engines, helping to power local economies by generating $85 billion in economic activity and more than $37 billion in labor income in some of the country’s most economically distressed communities.
National Health Center Week offers the opportunity to celebrate America’s more than 1,400 Community Health Center organizations with over 15,000 service delivery sites, including over 3,600 schools. We honor their dedicated staff, board members, patients, and all those responsible for their continued success and growth since the first health centers opened their doors more than 50 years ago.
During National Health Center Week, we celebrate the legacy of America’s Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America’s health care system.
Read the full National Health Center Week Proclamation: https://www.carrboronc.gov/2630/Proclamations-and-Resolutions
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