Primary Care

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The primary responsibility of the local health department (LHD) is not necessarily to deliver primary care services, but to ensure that the health needs of the community are being met. LHDs, through different approaches to their assurance function, contribute directly or indirectly to the delivery of primary care services to the populations they serve. More »

Activities Include

»	Making Strategic Decisions about Service Delivery/Partnerships Project
	The changing public health environment has led LHDs to transition services and refocus resources to population-based services. More »

»	Collaboration Resources
	In addition to NACCHO's profiles of collaborative efforts between LHDs and CHCs, we are compiling a list of existing resources to strengthen and evaluate collaborative efforts. More »

»	Partnerships for Health Care: Local Health Department and Community Health Center Collaboration
	Developing Quality Applications for Community Health Center Funding Issue Brief This audio conference series provides technical assistance to LHDs interested in working with community health centers (CHCs). Speakers are from the Bureau of Primary Health Care (Health Resources and Services Administration), LHDs throughout the U.S., the National Association of Community Health Centers, and state primary care associations. More »