Latest PCDC News

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

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: PCDC News, Technical Assistance
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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
Categories: Policy, Press Release
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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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VIDEO: Virtual Primary Care Summit Highlights

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: Events, PCDC News
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In November 2021, the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) hosted its virtual Primary Care Summit about “Closing the Equity Gap: Intentional Investing in Primary Care.” This livestreamed event featured panelists Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Shelina Davis, MPH, MSW, …

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PCDC Awarded Grant from Wells Fargo to Support Small Primary Care Practices in Disinvested Communities

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: PCDC News, Press Release, Technical Assistance
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Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) was recently awarded a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Open for Business (OFB) program to provide training and technical assistance (TA) to minority-owned and operated primary care practices to aid in their recovery from the pandemic’s economic and community health impact. Small primary care practices are vital to communities, …

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Bridging Primary and Behavioral Health Providers through Organizational Integration and Collaboration
Primary Care Should Play a Central Role in Gov. Hochul’s “Quality of Life” Policy Plans
A Warm Welcome to PCDC’s Newest Board Members
Yuvo Health Partners With PCDC
Special PCDC Statement: Reproductive health care, including abortion, is an essential component of primary care
Celebrating Primary Care Investment Passage in New York State