The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has shed a bright light on the shortcomings of the United States health care system.
NAFC Blog
March 02, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Resources for General Information, Preparedness and Prevention
Free and Charitable Clinics throughout the U.S. are at the frontlines of community healthcare needs and concerns. As concerns over the Coronavirus increase, the NAFC has compiled resources regarding the disease spread, preparedness and prevention.
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December 31, 2019
It has been another busy year for the NAFC! We want to take a moment to thank our members for the important work they do providing accessible health care to the medically underserved in our country.
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November 26, 2019
There are the days focused on shopping and getting those deals – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – and then there is Giving Tuesday, a day to give back and help those in need! This Giving Tuesday – December 3rd – help the NAFC kick off our end of year giving campaign and give the gift of health!
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November 19, 2019
The NAFC 2019 Charitable Health Care Symposium was held on October 27-29 in beautiful Atlanta, Georgia at the Loews Atlanta. The Symposium is an annual conference specifically designed to address the issues and topics that safety-net clinics, charitable pharmacies, organizations, staff and volunteers face on a daily basis to address the needs of the nation's medically underserved.
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September 20, 2019
Texas communities are once again dealing with severe flooding due to Tropical Depression Imelda’s heavy rains.
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June 06, 2019
This week, we'd like to highlight stories out of Arlington Free Clinic. The clinic's patients often face various and complex barriers to healthcare, and the clinic is deeply committed to addressing social determinants of health and systemic issues that prevent quality health care. Arlington is a recipient of the NAFC - CVS Health Foundation Coordinated Care Grant to address social determinants of health, which has been critically important to its patients.
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May 07, 2019
Ramadan began this past Sunday, May 5, which means our Muslim patients and providers will be fasting from sunrise to sunset for the next month. Islam is currently the 3rd most common religion in the United States, with 3-4 million members, and the NAFC serves 20 Muslim clinics. Ahead of Ramadan, Dr. Yosef Khan, National Director for Healthcare Quality Research and Bioinformatics with the National Heart Association, led a webinar for NAFC members about culturally competent care of Muslim patients on behalf of the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA).
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April 22, 2019
“It started with a pingpong ball of a cyst in my left breast. I had no insurance. I was afraid of doctors. I was hoping and wishing it would just go away.” When Diane first found out about Family Health Partnership Clinic from one of its volunteer doctors, it had been over 10 years since she’d been to a doctor.
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April 08, 2019
Last week, Kaiser Health reported on the difficulty of finding California’s homeless a place to heal and the difficulty of discharging after a new state law requires hospitals to try to find a safe bed with transportation for homeless patients. The article reports that one woman had to sleep in her car the night she was discharged for her double mastectomy.
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