Welcome to the Health Center Advocacy Network – a robust network of Community Health Center (CHC) advocates across the nation. The primary purpose of NACHC’s Health Center Advocacy Network is to provide programs, tools, and resources to build relationships among health center advocates, staff, board members, elected officials, and other stakeholders. Patient-governed boards and health center leaders are committed to ensuring access to affordable care in their communities, and are focused on what health centers need to survive and thrive. 

Community Health Centers are health care homes that make up the backbone of our nation’s primary care system. Community, Migrant, Homeless, and Public Housing Health Centers, also known as Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), provide comprehensive care to nearly 34 million patients at over 17,000 service delivery sites in every U.S. state and territory.

The Health Center Advocacy Network (HCAdvocacy) is led and organized by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a nonprofit organization formed by Community Health Centers. For 55 years, NACHC has provided education, training, advocacy, and technical support services to health centers, State & Regional Primary Care Associations, and Health Center Controlled Networks, and has worked to expand access to primary and preventive care to all people in need through the patient-centered, community-based health center model. Learn more about health centers at www.nachc.org.