Political Quotes

“Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps provide health care to an underserved and uninsured population. A population that faces poverty, hunger, poor living conditions--all of which exacerbate the need for health care and all but guarantee disenfranchisement from the private health insurance system so many of us take for granted. Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps serve populations that otherwise would fall through the cracks of our patch-work public/private healthcare system. In Ohio, over 217,000 patients receive services through Community Health Centers. Life-saving services like treatment for dehydration and for exposure to extreme heat and cold. Services as fundamental--and fundamentally important--as immunizations, child health exams, and breast and cervical cancer screening. And services as sophisticated as treatment for heart disease, diabetes, asthma and mental illness. Since 1972, the National Health Service Act has reach millions of Americans living in areas where health care is scarce.”