National Health Center Week
"Celebrating America's Health Centers: Turning the Vision into Reality"
August 8 -14, 2010
Community health centers across the country will celebrate National Health Center Week to focus the public spotlight on America's Health Centers and their work to make sure that everyone who needs a health care home can have one at a health center.
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 special because 2010 also marks the 45th Anniversary of the creation of the Health Centers Program.
"Celebrating America's Health Centers: Turning the Vision into Reality" is our theme for National Health Center Week 2010. This theme highlights the 45 year record of Health Centers in providing affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to all people, regardless of ability to pay. National Health Center Week 2010 also provides an opportunity to focus on the progress we have made towards fulfilling the goal of our "Access for All America" plan to provide a health care home to 30 million patients by 2015.
Sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
