Governors Sign Proclamations for Health Center Week
NH Governor John Lynch and VT Governor Jim Douglas publicly declared August 8-14 National Health Center Week. The Governors each presented signed proclamations stating "...nonprofit, community-based health centers remove common barriers to care by serving communities that confront financial, geographic, language, cultural, and other barriers; and are staffed by doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who have chosen to serve in communities in need."
Community Health Centers play a significant role in the delivery of primary and preventive care in underserved communities. The proclamations also noted that "Community Health Centers help contain overall health care costs through comprehensive preventive and primary care health services and coordinate the delivery of care through outreach, patient education, and other enabling services."
To find a health center near you, visit: www.bistatepca.org.
Image, top left: L-R: Ed Shanshala, CEO, Ammonoosuc Community Health Services; Ann Peters, CEO, Lamprey Health Care, NH Governor John Lynch, Tess Stack Kuenning, Executive Director, Bi-State Primary Care Association.
Image, bottom right: L-R: Glenn Cordner, CEO, Springfield Hospital (Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc.); VT Governor Jim Douglas; Tess Stack Kuenning, Executive Director, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Twenty Community Health Center administrative and clinical professionals from NH and VT received a Certificate in Community Health Leadership from Bi-State Primary Care Association's Leadership Development Program. The seven-month program, open to selected participants, is conducted by national experts in health center management. Graduates were recognized in a ceremony on May 17, 2010, at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT.