WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2022: From the Health Resources & Services Administration: What is a Health Center? "Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver comprehensive, culturally competent, high-quality primary health care services to the nation's most vulnerable individuals and families, including people experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers, residents  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Congresswoman Plaskett, a Member of the House Ways and Means, Budget and Agriculture Committees released the following statement after presenting a check to the Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner and the DHS Head Start program team: "I am thrilled to celebrate a grant in the amount of $42.4 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Vir  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Aug. 5, 2022, honoring National Health Center Week: * * * Over half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson piloted a program to deliver affordable primary health care to Americans who needed it most. He helped establish community health centers in underserved areas, making medical services accessible to people irrespective of their age, geography, or economic status. President Johnson's philosophy was simple: in a "  more