Key Points
- The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) funds nearly 1,400 health centers.
- Health centers provide affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary and preventive health care to medically underserved communities at more than 16,600 sites.
- Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that provide access to medical, dental, behavioral, vision, and other health care services.
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 incorporate Food Is Medicine interventions to address the complex and changing food access needs of their patients through direct services and community partnerships.
