Advocates for Community Health and the National Press Club Host Panel of Community Health Center Leaders to Address Workforce Shortage Crisis and COVID-19
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Join Advocates for Community Health (ACH) and the National Press Club on Tuesday, February 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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- WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Join Advocates for Community Health (ACH) and the National Press Club on Tuesday, February 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- They employ more than 250,000 people, spur local economies, and save the health care system $24 billion annually.
- These organizations employ a diverse workforce that reflects the communities they serve and that workforcelike health care staff nationwideis overstretched and experiencing extreme burnout.
- The Build Back Better Act includes critical funding for health center infrastructure and workforce development, including $1B for health center infrastructure, $3.37B in Teaching Health Center GME, $650M for the National Health Service Corps, and $200M for the Nurse Corps.