Community Health Centers: A Movement and the People Who Made It Happen (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine)
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Book Synopsis: The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has placed a national spotlight on the shameful state of healthcare for America's poor. In the face of this highly publicized disaster, public health experts are more concerned than ever about persistent disparities that result from income and race. This book tells the story of one groundbreaking approach to medicine that attacks the problem by focusing on the wellness of whole neighborhoods. Since their creation during the 1960s, community health centers have served the needs of the poor in the tenements of New York, the colonias of Texas, the working class neighborhoods of Boston, and the dirt farms of the South. As products of the civil rights movement, the early centers provided not only primary and preventive care, but also social and environmental services, economic development, and empowerment. Bonnie Lefkowitz-herself a veteran of community health administration-explores the program's unlikely transformation from a small and beleaguered demonstration effort to a network of close to a thousand modern health care organizations serving nearly 15 million people. In a series of personal accounts and interviews with national leaders and dozens of health care workers, patients, and activists in five communities across the United States, she shows how health centers have endured despite cynicism and inertia, the vagaries of politics, and ongoing discrimination.
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Are you concerned about the state of healthcare for America's poor? Look no further than Community Health Centers: A Movement and the People Who Made It Happen. This critically acclaimed book sheds light on the persistent disparities that arise from income and race, and introduces a groundbreaking approach that focuses on the wellness of entire neighborhoods. Since their establishment in the 1960s, community health centers have been dedicated to serving the needs of the poor, providing not only primary and preventive care, but also social and environmental services, economic development, and empowerment.
Author Bonnie Lefkowitz, herself a veteran of community health administration, delves into the incredible transformation of these centers from small and beleaguered demonstrations to a network of nearly a thousand modern healthcare organizations, serving close to 15 million people. In her book, she presents personal accounts and interviews with national leaders, healthcare workers, patients, and activists from five different communities across the United States.
Despite cynicism, inertia, political challenges, and ongoing discrimination, community health centers endure and make a real difference in the lives of millions. Don't miss the opportunity to learn about this inspiring movement that continues to bring healthcare to those who need it most. Purchase a copy of Community Health Centers: A Movement and the People Who Made It Happen today and join the fight for equal access to quality healthcare for all.
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