Media Archive 2015.

  • Community Health Centers in Puerto Rico Could Suffer in Economic Turmoil
    December 16, 2015

    Adam Rubenfire of Modern Healthcare examines the effects that Puerto Rico’s economic crisis could have on its community health centers highlighting the recent report from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at The George Washington University.

  • Erie County has Worst Black Infant Mortality in Ohio
    October 5, 2015

    The Sandusky Register covers alarming trends in Erie County Ohio, home to the worst African American infant mortality rate among Ohio’s 88 counties. In a presentation to the county’s health board, Shari Greene, R.N outlined the challenges and identified problem areas the health department wants to address, in collaboration with RCHN Community Health Foundation.

  • Hudson Headwaters to Focus on Urgent Care for Children
    August 1, 2015

    The Post-Star’s Maury Thompson reports on Hudson Headwaters Health Network’s new program to promote the use of urgent care centers to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits by children and teens.

  • Colorado Wins Grant to Combat Cervical Cancer
    July 20, 2015

    Eric Galatas of the Public News Service – CO reports on a pilot project to improve cervical cancer screening rates from the Colorado Community Health Network.

  • In-Depth Focus: Grant to Help Vulnerable Patients
    July 19, 2015

    Todd Nighswonger of the Neosho Daily News examines ACCESS Family Care’s new initiative to reduce diabetes-related emergency room visits and hospital admissions.

  • Despite Citywide Declines in Smoking, Tobacco Use by Asian-American Men on the Rise
    July 14, 2015

    Medical News Today highlights a smoking cessation project from the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center focused on at-risk Asian American’s living in New York City.

  • Amid Affordable Care Act Fight, a Health Center Program Struggles to Stay Alive
    March 25, 2015

    Daniel E. Slotnik of the New York Times examines the uncertain future of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, highlighting findings from the recent report from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University.

  • Funding Crunch Puts Doctor Pipeline in Jeopardy
    March 20, 2015

    The Chicago Tribune’s Bonnie Miller Rubin reports on the need for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program and cites the recently published report from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University.

  • Federal Primary-Care Program for Underserved Areas Is At Risk Despite Successes
    March 3, 2015

    Modern Healthcare’s Andis Robeznieks highlights the findings from the recent report from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University.

  • One Million Patients Could Lose Primary Care If Residency Training In Underserved Regions Is Eliminated
    March 2, 2015

    Medical Xpress shares the findings from the recent report from the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University, citing that the shortage of primary care doctors could worsen if funding for the Teaching Health Centers program is eliminated.