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Special PCDC Statement: Confronting Racism and Investing in Equity

| By Jonathan Yan
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This weekend, we witnessed yet another horrific display of hatred and racially motivated gun violence. Our hearts are broken for the victims of the Buffalo shooting and for their families, friends, and community. The epidemic of hate and intolerance in this country impacts every one of us, with devastating impact on Black people and other …

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Special PCDC Statement: Preserving Access to Reproductive Health Care

| By Jonathan Yan
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Reproductive health care, including abortion, is an essential component of primary care. Yesterday, we learned it is likely that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade later this year. While abortion remains legal throughout the country today, we are deeply concerned about what this means for women’s access to a critical component of primary …

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Screening for ACEs: Q&A with PCDC’s Yael Lipton

| By Jonathan Yan
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Providers want their patients to feel their best physically and mentally. So, if they could dramatically improve treatment plans and health outcomes for their patients, they would want to do that, right? Recently, there has been increased recognition of the role trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) play in both the physical and mental health …

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Reproductive Health Care is a Well-Established Component of Primary Care

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: PCDC News, Press Release
“Reproductive health care is a well-established component of primary care.”1 Primary care saves lives, improves individual and community health, and is essential to achieving health equity. High-quality, comprehensive primary care includes the full suite of physical and behavioral health services people need to live healthy, productive lives. Reproductive health care, including abortion, is an essential …

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PCDC Urges Governor Hochul to Make Primary Care a Central Focus of Her $10 Billion Health Care Commitment

| By Jonathan Yan
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2022 Contact: Hannah Huntt, hhuntt@pcdc.org  PCDC Urges Governor Hochul to Make Primary Care a Central Focus of Her $10 Billion Health Care Commitment  Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) — a New York-based, national nonprofit Community Financial Development Institution that aims to increase access to primary care and achieve health equity …

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Special PCDC Statement: Reproductive health care, including abortion, is an essential component of primary care
Celebrating Primary Care Investment Passage in New York State
Special PCDC Statement: Confronting Racism and Investing in Equity
Special PCDC Statement: Preserving Access to Reproductive Health Care
Screening for ACEs: Q&A with PCDC’s Yael Lipton
Reproductive Health Care is a Well-Established Component of Primary Care