Community Health Centers and Rural Health: Essential Access, Enduring Challenges
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Description
Discusses the role community health centers (CHCs) play in delivering primary care in rural areas. Describes the challenges rural CHCs face and strategies to stabilize and strengthen these facilities. Includes data on the rural CHC workforce and the percentage of all CHC patients served by a rural CHC by state. Compares healthcare quality, the percent of medical and mental health visits that were virtual, and the percent of patients with select chronic conditions by rural and urban location.
Date
09/2025
Organizations
National Association of Community Health Centers, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Federally Qualified Health Centers
· Health conditions
· Health occupations
· Health workforce
· Healthcare quality
· Mental health
· Rural-urban differences
· State-by-state data
· Telehealth
· State-by-state
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Organizations (2)
- National Association of Community Health Centers, view details
- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, view details