Enhancing Gender-Affirming Care in Puerto Rico

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: Client Spotlight, Technical Assistance
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As a growing number of states and territories in the United States enact laws to prevent providers from administering gender-affirming treatment, it’s more important than ever to address the needs of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. Recently, the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), through its cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Bridging Primary and Behavioral Health Providers through Organizational Integration and Collaboration

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: PCDC News, Technical Assistance
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Physical health and mental health are undeniably linked, and with rising mental health concerns in the U.S. population, integrated primary and behavioral health care is more important than ever. Since 2020, the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center …

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Meeting Providers’ Care Coordination Needs Post-Covid-19

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: Client Spotlight, Technical Assistance
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High-quality, coordinated primary care improves outcomes for everyone: patients, providers, and payers. This level of care requires excellent communication – providers are expected to build strong relationships with patients, keep patients engaged in care delivery, and coordinate patient needs. Training staff in these growing tasks has been difficult, as COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of in-person …

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Yuvo Health Partners With PCDC

| By Hannah Huntt
Categories: PCDC News, Press Release, Technical Assistance
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Yuvo Health Partners With Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) To Expand and Support Primary Care Access in Marginalized Communities Yuvo Health, a leading technology-enabled administrative and managed-care solution for community health centers, today announced a partnership with Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and national non-profit that aims to increase …

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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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