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WPHCA’s 2024 Performance Excellence Award Nominees
WPHCA received the highest number of Performance Excellence Award nominations EVER in 2024 with a total of 11 nominations. Nominees represented 8 Health Centers and 5 first-ever Community Health Center nominations. We will be counting down each week until the big...
WPHCA joins NorthLakes Community Clinic Podcast for National Health Center Week
To celebrate National Health Center Week, WPHCA staff also recorded a podcast with NorthLakes Community Clinic, discussing the value of Community Health Centers and the challenges they face. Listen to the podcast today! As part of National Health Center Week,...
WPHCA Publishes New Issue Brief: Mental Health & Wisconsin Community Health Centers
WPHCA is showcasing the efforts of Community Health Centers in meeting the behavioral health needs of communities across Wisconsin with a new issue brief. The report provides data on the unmet demand for behavioral health services for various populations and how...
National Survey Highlights Resilience Among Community Health Centers
A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund documents the challenges Community Health Centers face as they continue to provide high quality care to a record 32.5 million people. The survey of 737 heath center leaders described persistent workforce shortages, lack of...
Outreach Community Health Centers is finalist for MANDI Awards
Outreach Community Health Centers is excited to be a Wells Fargo People's Choice Award finalist for the MANDI Awards. The Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (known as the MANDIs) recognize excellence in community development. Outreach Community...
NorthLakes Community Clinic Opens Clinic in Eau Claire
A new option for health care is now open in downtown Eau Claire. NorthLakes Community Clinic added a location with a grand opening for its Eau Claire expansion this morning. The expansion is located at 1002 West Clairemont Ave and started offering health care services...
NEW Community Clinic delivers health on wheels
NEW Community Clinic is helping the homeless and people without adequate insurance get access to critical health care services. And they’re bringing the health care to them, with a new mobile unit. ”We find when we look at people who are unable to come to their...
WPHCA Advocacy Leaders met in person at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center
Advocacy Leaders from NorthLakes Community Clinic, Kenosha Community Health Center, Lakeshore Community Care, Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center, and Progressive Community Health Centers met last week for a fun and inspiring in-person meeting at Scenic Bluffs...
HRSA Announces New Policy Action to Improve Access to Housing for People With HIV
HRSA announced new policy action to facilitate access to housing for people with HIV served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients. The new guidance enables—for the first time—the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds to cover housing security deposits for...
How Milwaukee’s Native Community is Fighting a Surge in Opioid Deaths
The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center hopes to serve as a beacon for those struggling with addiction in Milwaukee. In 2021, Native Americans suffered 56.6 overdose deaths per 100,000 people, the highest among all racial or ethnic groups, as reported by the Centers...
NorthLakes Community Clinic Breaks Ground on New Clinic in Oconto
NorthLakes Community Clinic (NLCC) is excited to announce it has broken ground on a new $2.6 million clinic in Oconto. The clinic will be located next to Bellin Hospital on a parcel of land that was previously part of the hospital campus. The clinic is slated to open...
Sixteenth Street hosts Successful 13th Annual Bike Day
More than 500 kids got free bikes at Sixteenth Street Community Health Center's 13th annual Bike Day on Saturday, June 15. Sixteenth Street used the event, held at Kosciuszko Park, to promote active lifestyles for families. Each family could be given up to two bikes,...