Bethesda, MD – The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has honored Rina Ramirez, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Zufall Health Center in Dover, NJ, with the Samuel U. Rodgers Achievement Award.  Established in 1977, the award is presented to an outstanding primary care clinician who exemplifies excellence in clinical leadership. It was presented Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $2 million in Quality Improvement Awards to 23 federally-qualified health centers in New Jersey, including the Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, which has locations throughout Burlington County. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $2 million in Quality Improvement Awards to 23 federally-qualified health Read More

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers is sponsoring free community health fairs in Pleasantville and Atlantic City to celebrate National Health Center Week 2018, according to a news release. Pleasantville will celebrate from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Merle Pavilion. Atlantic City’s fair will be 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot adjacent Read More

      Newark Health Centers Working to Reduce Health Disparities Lilo H. Stainton | May 24, 2018 Addressing the massive gaps in maternal health and infant mortality between black and white women and children Federally funded health clinics in Newark face significant challenges in caring for the minds and bodies of some of the Read More

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/naacp-honors-tyner-community-members-during-annual-awards-breakfast/article_bb9e5637-b941-5f17-93d5-fd27bb94d2a8.html The Atlantic City Branch of the NAACP honored several business and community leaders Saturday during the 46th annual Freedom Fund breakfast. With recognition from the state senate, legislator, county freeholders and Atlantic City, six individuals received awards for their work in the fields of business, education, health, environmental protection and community service. Each award Read More

HRSA awards $200 million to health centers nationwide to tackle mental health and fight the opioid overdose crisis Today, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded more than $200 million to 1,178 health centers and 13 rural health organizations in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Read More

At a time when access to healthcare seems to many people to be threatened, Metropolitan Family Health Network – which serves many of the underprivileged throughout Hudson County – will hold its annual summer party to highlight its services. The Republican Congress is actively seeking to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act (known as Obamacare,) Read More

Yesterday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $87 million in funding for 1,310 health centers in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Pacific Basin. The funding will support health information technology enhancements to accelerate health centers’ transition to value-based models of Read More

NJPCA is pleased to announce that New Jersey health centers have received a total of 21 Health Center Quality Improvement Awards totaling $1,882,596 for the 2016 fiscal year. A complete list of the various awards and recipients is provided below: EHR Reporter Awards: were awarded to centers that employed EHRs to report on all clinical Read More