Data Notes

To meet the needs for rapid policy analyses on critical issues affecting health centers and the communities they serve, the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative complements its in-depth analyses with Data Notes intended to provide timely, evidence-based information and updates on a range of health policy matters for the health center and policy communities. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, The Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative has published a special, ongoing series of data notes that present key findings from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey data.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Update #6): One in Six Health Center Sites Now Temporarily Closed.

A new data note updates previous findings  on the impact of  COVID-19 on community health centers.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Update #5): Positive Cases Climb as Health Center Testing Capacity Increases.

A new data note updates previous findings on the impact of COVID-19 on community health centers. This weekly update summarizes and analyzes survey data colle

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Data Note: What Can We Learn from Telehealth Experience of Community Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Telehealth has grown from a promising innovation to become essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey (Week 4): Two in Three Patients Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Were Racial/Ethnic Minorities.

A new data note updates previous findings  on the impact of  COVID-19 on community health centers.

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Data Note: Key Updates from the Health Center COVID-19 Survey: Week 3.

A new data note updates previous findings  on the impact of  COVID-19 on community health centers.

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Data Note: Greater Investment in Community Health Centers Needed to Narrow Disparities in Health and COVID-19 Outcomes.

Community health centers have long played a critical role in promoting community-wide health and reducing health disparities, serving communities with high concentrations of poverty, racial and ethnic minority populations, elevated risk of poor health, few health care and social service resources, and limited access to affordable insurance coverage.

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Health Center Data Insights: Changes in Health Center Patients, 2010-2016.

A new Health Center Data Insight by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at Milken Institute School of Public Health shows that for the six-year period 2010-2016, community health centers nationwide experienced a growth in patients served of one third, or 33%.