On September 8, 2022, PCC joined a letter of support to Congressional leadership, alongside 90+ local, state and national organizations, urging members of Congress to pass H.R. 8151/S. 3479, the Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act. The bipartisan legislation would strengthen federal support for community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.
PCC s support for this legislation illustrates the organization s commitment to equity by addressing social drivers of health.
Read the full letter here.
For more on the intersection of primary care and health equity, take a look at our May 2021 report with the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine: Primary Care: A Key Lever to Advance Health Equity