Community Health Centers Act of 1965

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:advocacy gptkb:National_Association_of_Community_Health_Centers
gptkbp:amends Community_Health_Center_Amendments_of_1975
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:evaluates improved health outcomes
reduced healthcare costs
increased patient satisfaction
gptkbp:firstAscent more than 1,000
gptkbp:funding federal government
gptkbp:geographicalFeature rural areas
urban areas
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:hasFunding $3 million
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Great_Society_programs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Community Health Centers Act of 1965
gptkbp:impact increased access to healthcare for underserved populations
gptkbp:isBeneficialFor millions of Americans
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Dr._Peter_Marks
gptkb:Dr._Vivek_Murthy
gptkb:Dr._Richard_Besser
gptkb:Dr._Thomas_Frieden
gptkb:Dr._David_Satcher
gptkb:Dr._Francis_Collins
gptkb:Senator_Edward_Kennedy
gptkb:Dr._Robert_Redfield
gptkb:Dr._Scott_Gottlieb
gptkb:Dr._Jerome_Adams
gptkb:Dr._Robert_Califf
gptkb:Dr._Mary_Wakefield
Dr. Janet Woodcock
President_Lyndon_B._Johnson
Dr._Anthony_Fauci
Dr._Garth_Graham
Dr._Jack_Geiger
Dr._John_M._McKinlay
Dr._Louis_Sullivan
Dr._Mark_McClellan
Dr._Stephen_Hahn
Representative_John_Dingell
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Medicare
Affordable Care Act
Medicaid
gptkbp:purpose to provide funding for community health centers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Health_Resources_and_Services_Administration
gptkbp:servicesProvided mental health services
substance abuse treatment
primary care services
pharmacy services
preventive care services
dental services
enabling services
gptkbp:significance established a network of community health centers
gptkbp:successor Health_Center_Program
gptkbp:targets low-income individuals
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1965