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2023 ACU Conference Awards: Nominate an Outstanding Individual or Organization by March 3rd

by Rick Brown January 18, 2023February 21, 2023

ACU 2023 Conference: Transformation: Elevating Care, Clinicians, & Communities July 23-26, 2023 Registration | Call for Abstracts | Call for Award Nominations | Corporate Sponsors | Exhibitors Nominate Outstanding Individuals & Organizations to Be Honored at the ...

ACU Announces New 2023 Board Members

by Rick Brown January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Washington, D.C. – January 11, 2023 – The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is excited to announce the appointment of four new members of our Board of Directors: Parinda ...

ACU Policy & Advocacy Update: The FY23 Omnibus Bill: What’s Included, What’s Not, and What It May Mean for Healthcare

by Rick Brown December 21, 2022February 13, 2023

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Congress released a massive federal spending bill to fund the government through the 2023 fiscal year and avert a shutdown – most recently, the Continuing Resolution was ...

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Health Centers

ACU Policy & Advocacy Update: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Likely to Extend Beyond January 2023

by Rick Brown November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Most recently, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended on October 13th to January 11, 2023. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide a 60-day notice before the PHE ends ...

What Midterms Mean for the NHSC and Health Centers the U.S.

ACU Policy & Advocacy Update: Political Outlook Post Mid-term Elections—And What Does This Mean for Health Care in the U.S.?

by Rick Brown November 15, 2022February 13, 2023

A Recap of Key Developments in a Changing Political and Healthcare Landscape National Health Service Corps and health center advocates—like the rest of the nation—have been carefully watching the U.S. ...

Unveiling Our Strategic Plan: Enhancing ACU’s Work to Advance Health Equity

Unveiling ACU’s Strategic Plan: Enhancing Our Work to Advance Health Equity

by Rick Brown October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved's membership network began with clinicians striving to improve the health of America’s medically underserved populations and support each other, and 26 years later, ...

ACU Advances Anti-Racism in Mental Health Care for Children and Youth

by Rick Brown October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

ACU Convenes National Stakeholders with Grant Support from the CVS Health Foundation to Explore Anti-Racist Approaches to Youth Mental Health Care The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), with ...

The Continuing Resolution and the NHSC (National Health Service Corps) Advocacy

ACU Policy & Advocacy Update: What the Continuing Resolution Means for the NHSC & CHCs—And What We Can Do

by Rick Brown October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

A Narrowly Averted Government Shutdown and a Chance for NHSC Advocacy On September 30, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law a continuing resolution (CR) that prevented a government shutdown just hours ...

Suicide Prevention for Medical Students and Other Clinicians in Training

Webinar: Simple Steps to Help Save Lives: Practical Suicide Prevention Strategies for Primary Care Professionals in Training

by Rick Brown October 5, 2022February 27, 2023

Originally Presented on Tuesday, October 25, 2022: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET Suicide is a growing public health crisis, and medical students and other clinicians in training who will ...

New Guide for Clinicians in Training Provides Strategies to Integrate Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

by Rick Brown October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

Healthcare professionals in training who will be entering primary care settings are likely to encounter patients at risk for suicide: nearly half of all individuals who end their lives by ...

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