Increase support for non-profit health care organizations and deliver comprehensive care to uninsured, underinsured, and vulnerable patients regardless of ability to pay; often called community health centers (CHCs)
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
filtered by "Health Care", "Scientifically Supported", "Access to Care", and "Adopt alternate care delivery models"
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Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Medical homes
Provide continuous, comprehensive, whole person primary care that uses a coordinated team of medical providers across the health care system
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care, Access to Care
School-based health centers
Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education, Access to Care
Telemedicine
Deliver consultative, diagnostic, and treatment services remotely for patients who live in areas with limited access to care or would benefit from frequent monitoring; also called telehealth
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Text message-based health interventions
Provide reminders, education, or self-management assistance for health conditions, especially chronic diseases, via text message
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
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