Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment are effective in a variety of settings. It’s has been proven particularly effective in hospital emergency departments and trauma centers with individuals with alcohol-related injuries. SBIRT has also been shown to be effective in primary care settings, where it is incorporated into other routine medical assessments such as measuring blood pressure.
Read MoreDeena Lahn, SFCCC’s VP of Policy and External Affairs, was proud to join many representatives from elected officials in celebration of North East Medical Services receiving several quality awards from the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Read MoreBy law, health center boards must be comprised of at least 51% consumers. Consumer board members are individuals who live in the community served by the health center, are patients, and represent others who are served by the health center in terms of demographics such as race, ethnicity, and gender.
Read MoreCommunity Health Centers serve approximately 20% of the estimated 4.5 million Agricultural Workers in the United States.
Read MoreStreet Outreach Services and Veterinary Street Outreach Services (SOS and Vet SOS) is the mobile outreach component of SFCCC’s Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program. Since 1988, SOS has provided high-quality, nonjudgmental health services directly to homeless people in places where they live and congregate. Although all health centers provide care to low-income people, the HCH program provides targeted funding to expand care in order to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.
Read MoreThis year, SFCCC invites you to celebrate community health centers during National Health Center Week, August 4th-10th.
Read MoreOn Friday, July 26, 2019, the HHS Office for Civil Rights celebrated the twenty-ninth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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As the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium and our partners prepare to launch the 2019-2020 National Health Corps Program, we are close to accepting our first NHC/ AmeriCorps San Francisco cohort!
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Thank you for all your support and for those that joined us at our 37th Anniversary Gala last night. It was our most successful event to date and we greatly appreciate your support! Here are some highlights with our Community Healthcare Heroes - San Francisco Mayor London Breed, California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, and California State Senator Scott Wiener.
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As California moves to screen children for childhood trauma, poverty has to be part of the equation.
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Rafiki Coalition for Health & Wellness presents the 12th Annual Black Health and Healing Summit, with the theme Imani: Re-igniting Black Love & Black Joy (Imani means Faith in Swahili).
Read MoreSFCCC joins CPCA on supporting legislation and budget requests that improve our ability to provide high quality care for our patients.
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SFCCC, SOS, and Vet SOS want to thank you for your support over the years. With your help, we have been able to extend our SOS team and implement a new EHR for Vet SOS, in addition to providing care to over 1000 homeless San Franciscans last year. Click the link to find out what else we have been up to so far in 2019!
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The San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium Board of Directors and Staff cordially invite you to attend our Annual Gala on Thursday, June 27th, 2019 at The Green Room, San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center.
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Today's the day! Thousands of health center advocates on are Capitol Hill RIGHT NOW meeting with their Members of Congress, and they need your support.
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Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of Title X , a critical program which provides high-quality family planning services and other preventive care to low-income and uninsured individuals.
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Please join the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for their free 2019 Spring Virtual Training, Her Health, Her Housing: Improving Services for Women Experiencing Homelessness, from March 6-28!
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