METRO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (MCHC) IS FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WITH A NETWORK OF 5 CENTERS PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO A CULTURALLY DIVERSE, UNDERSERVED, AND OFTEN MEDICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY COMPLEX PATIENT POPULATION. MCHC'S TEAM-BASED MODEL OF CARE INCLUDES PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTISTRY, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES THAT ARE GROUNDED IN PRACTICES THAT EMPOWER AND SUPPORT EACH PATIENT'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OUR PATIENTS HAVE INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND WHILE SOME CHALLENGES TO OBTAINING OPTIMAL HEALTH ARE UNIQUE TO THIS GROUP, MANY ARE CONCERNS THAT ARE ALSO SEEN IN OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THAT ARE SERVED AT OUR CENTERS.