United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Engels Connects with Health Centers and Tribal Leaders Across the Country Throughout August, Administrator Engels engaged with rural communities, health center leaders, and Tribal leaders to highlight HRSA’s work to expand access to high-quality care and improve health outcomes across the country. On August 13, he joined HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at Castle Family Health Center in Atwater, California, to announce $102 million in New Access Points awards to expand the reach of the Health Center Program. The investment will support 158 new and existing health centers in establishing 415 new sites, expanding access to comprehensive primary care for nearly 1 million people nationwide. The awards represent the first major expansion of the Health Center Program since 2019. | Administrator Engels also visited San Joaquin Health Center, Black Canyon Community Health Center, and Terros Health Inc., where he met with dedicated staff working to expand access to preventive care, behavioral health services, substance use disorder treatment, and other essential services. The health centers were among the organizations receiving New Access Points awards, which will help bring comprehensive primary care and other services closer to people in rural and underserved communities. |
| Administrator Engels continued his engagement with the health center community at the National Association of Community Health Centers gathering in Las Vegas, where he highlighted HRSA’s goals and priorities for supporting health centers and strengthening access to primary care nationwide. He also met with Tribal leaders at the Tribal Advisory Council Meeting in Washington, D.C., and the Annual National Tribal Health Conference in Chandler, Arizona, to discuss HRSA’s current investments in Tribal health and future opportunities to strengthen partnerships and advance healthier, stronger, and more resilient Tribal communities. |
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