Responding to Health Care Needs for Unhoused People in California

Categories: Investment
Primary care is the cornerstone of healthy, thriving communities, but in Santa Cruz, California, approximately 11,000 adults lack a reliable source of care. Santa Cruz Community Health Centers (SCCHC) is taking important steps forward in responding to these growing health care needs among the unhoused people in their community. Recently, the Primary Care Development Corporation …

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PCDC’s Newly Released Report Identifies Disparities in Primary Care Access in Los Angeles County

Categories: Analytics
PCDC has released a new report: Primary Care Access in Los Angeles County Supervisorial Districts. This report provides new information on primary care access and health status for residents of Los Angeles County’s (LAC)s five Supervisorial Districts. The five Districts contain 88 cities and communities, and are home to a population of over 10 million …

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5 Reasons Why Small Practices are Perfectly Positioned to Address Trauma

Categories: Technical Assistance
Small primary care practices are fundamental in providing medical and behavioral health services in California. They are often the sole providers in low-income areas where many are uninsured and underinsured. With limited resources, small practices are benefitting from creative and meaningful solutions to implementing new programs and screenings. To support small practices in screening for …

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Helping Small Practices Address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Categories: Technical Assistance
Small practices are often the sole providers of care in high-poverty areas, serving uninsured, underinsured, ‘safety-net,’ and low- and moderate-income patients who are covered by government-sponsored health insurance. However, they face unique challenges in implementing new programs and screenings due to limited resources. Earlier this year, Primary Care Development Corporation received a California state grant …

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California Primary Care Access: Q&A with PCDC’s Kirsten Weisbeck

Categories: Analytics, Policy
Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) has released a new Points on Care issue examining primary care access in California. The growing primary care provider shortage compounds existing health inequities for California’s underserved and vulnerable populations as communities struggle in the COVID-19 pandemic to meet increased needs for health services. As PCDC’s California team works to …

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