Community health centers: safety net under stress
A long time user at Plaza del Sol in Queens relies on same doctor with walk in access and aid for insurance and food stamps. Centers like Urban Health Plan Inc. face staffing shortages and funding fights while expanding to 15 000 sites. They serve low income patients many homeless or uninsured and face language and transportation barriers.
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New York
Elisa Reyes
Plaza del Sol Family Health Center
Queens Clinic
Reyes
Plaza del Sol
Urban Health Plan Inc
U.S
Associated Press
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
Kyu Rhee
National Association of Community Health Centers
Yelisa Sierra
Mound Bayou
Miss
Leland
Greenville
Temika Simmons
Delta Health Center
Jackson
Memphis
Corona
New York City
Angelica Flores-DaSilva
Mississippi
Simmons
Queens Borough
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City map heat hot spots through volunteer effort
Ninety degree heat did not stop 86 volunteers mapping temperature variations across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City on July 22. They covered 14 routes over 100 square miles collecting nearly 84 000 measurements to guide tree planting shade and equity focused heat strategies.
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Sara Maples
Cedar Rapids
NASA
Iowa City
First Avenue
Collins Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Gilbert Street
Flaherty Park
Irene Dumpke Park
van Vechten Park
Hickory Hill Park
Sycamore Greenway
Biden Administration
Maples
ReLeaf
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
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Mississippi Delta
Mena
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Colombia
Brittney J. Miller
Energy & Environment
Report For America
Brittney