Did You Know?

  • The 2007 estimated cost of diabetes in the U.S. was $174 billion. That’s $1 out of every $5 spent on health care.

    (Source: The Economic Imperative to Conquer Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008; 31(3):624-625.)
Welcome to WPHCA's Web Site
Welcome to the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association’s Web site, a resource for everyone who supports, promotes, uses and works in Community Health Centers. Here, you can learn about health care policies that support everyone’s access to a medical home, explore quality improvement strategies, share tactics to provide high quality and culturally competent care, engage in activities to knock down the barriers some Wisconsinites face in the health care system, talk with experts, even find a Community Health Center doctor or dentist to care for you.

Download the ACCESS Report 2009 here

Download the latest version of Update newsletter
 

Save the Date: WPHCA's First Annual Conference April 21-23, 2010

 
April 21 - 23, 2010 at the Tundra Lodge in Green Bay
Details and registration forms available starting next year. Check back for updates!

2009 Fall Learning Session Materials

 
Whether you want a refresher or a chance to share the new information you learned at the Fall Learning Session "Aligning Quality Efforts," review or download presentations here. 

H1N News


Click the image to access Wisconsin’s official H1N1 flu site.

For additional Health Center specific information, click here to go right to WPHCA’s Web site section on Emergency Preparedness for H1N1.

HRSA Nurse Education Loan Repayment Apps Open Now!

Nurses who work at Community Health Centers may be eligible for repayment of their student loans through the HRSA Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. The application cycle is short! It opens February 2 and closes March 4, 2010.

The 2010 application bulletin will be posted next week on HRSA's Web site.
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