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“The First Community Health Center in Mississippi: Communities Empowering Themselves,” American Journal of Public Health , H. Jack Geiger, October 2016
Dr. H. Jack Geiger established the first community health centers in the United States. He explains that successful community health centers actively engage with patients and local organizations to address barriers to health. The Delta Health Center, founded by Dr. Geiger, built a network of community-based institutions to tackle those barriers.
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