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The Community Health Center Association of Connecticut (CHCACT) was
established
in 1989 as the voice of Connecticut’s not-for-profit community health centers.
Our
mission
is to promote and further
the delivery of comprehensive, accessible, family-oriented community-based health care.
Our primary focus is education of the public, health policy makers, and health
care providers.
CHCACT works with community health centers and their
board of directors
to guarantee that primary care is accessible to all who seek it, regardless of their ability to pay.
Services available from Connecticut community health centers include, but are not limited to,
comprehensive primary care services, dental and mental health care treatment, chronic disease
management, preventative health screenings and acute care.
CHCACT also serves as lead agency to 15 states in the
Health Disparities Collaboratives’ (HDC) Northeast Cluster.
Community Health Center Association of Connecticut has worked with more than 104 community
health centers in the northeast to implement Health Disparities Collaborative intitiatives to improve
patient outcomes and the quality of care to people with chronic diseases.
Click on the HDC Success Stories box on this page for a sampling of innovative practices.
In our efforts to support the essential work of the
Community Health Centers, CHCACT plays an active role in health policy discussion by participating on key advisory councils
and providing on-going information to Connecticut's decision-makers, elected officials and residents
about the high quality health services and programs available through community health centers.
In addition, we bring training and resources to community health centers to increase the
quality of care and expand the array of services to meet the ever expanding need of Connecticut’s
neediest residents.
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