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Current State of the Health Center Workforce

The Community Health Center workforce is the backbone of the community health movement, providing high-quality, culturally competent primary care to nearly 30 million patients nationwide. Despite the immense strain placed on the country’s health system by the COVID-19 pandemic, the health center workforce has continued to provide comprehensive primary care, including management of chronic disease conditions, behavioral health services, dental care, pharmacy services, and enabling services to address social drivers of health. In addition to these services, health center workers have been on the frontlines fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, health centers administered 18 million COVID-19 tests and 21 million vaccines to patients, most of whom are from racial and/or ethnic minority backgrounds.