PCC joins 90+ organizations in sign-on letter in support of the Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 8151/S. 3479)

On September 8, 2022, PCC joined a letter of support to Congressional leadership, alongside 90+ local, state and national organizations, urging members of Congress to pass H.R. 8151/S. 3479, the Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act. The bipartisan legislation would strengthen federal support for community health workers to improve health outcomes in medically underserved communities.

PCC’s support for this legislation illustrates the organization’s commitment to equity by addressing social drivers of health.

Read the full letter here.

For more on the intersection of primary care and health equity, take a look at our May 2021 report with the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine: Primary Care: A Key Lever to Advance Health Equity