Community Health Services for Underserved Populations
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDED PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE TO 35,472 PATIENTS WITH 118,747 INDIVIDUAL VISITS, ORAL HEALTH CARE TO 2,859 PATIENTS WITH 15,376 INDIVIDUAL VISITS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TO 1,109 PATIENTS WITH 2,453 INDIVIDUAL VISITS. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE HEALTH CLINICS TO LOW INCOME AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF UTAH. PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE INCLUDES A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PEDIATRIC MEDICINE, WITH 17,108 WELL CHILD CHECKUPS AND 38,259 VACCINES GIVEN TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18. CHC ALSO PROVIDED ORAL HEALTH CARE EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND TREATMENTS TO CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN UTAH COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECT. THIS PROGRAM BENEFITED 2,245 CHILDREN IN 2023.
