Key Points
- The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) funds nearly 1,400 health centers.
- They provide affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary health care to underserved communities at more than 15,500 sites.
- Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide affordable, accessible, high-quality primary health care services to individuals and families, including people experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers, residents of public housing, and Veterans.
FIM Opportunities
All health centers must provide a set of required primary health care services. In addition, a health center may provide additional health services to meet the needs of its patients.
Many health centers are exploring ways to to incorporate Food Is Medicine interventions to address the complex and changing food access needs of their patients through direct services or community partnerships.
