Our Mission
Medically Underserved Have Access to Affordable, Quality Healthcare.
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CEO Update
Randy Jordan, CEO
From Fears to Friendship – The Equity Journey is Personal
 
I have a cousin who lives in North Carolina and is within a year of my age. David grew up like me in a relatively conservative, religious home and was the grandson of a Baptist preacher. Both of us carried our faith into our college days, but in a different way than the traditions of our upbringings. We had not seen each other for many years when I moved to the old North State and I reached out to see if we could meet up. I looked forward to sharing with David about my new and inspiring work with our state’s free and charitable clinics and the good things that all of you were doing for the uninsured. I'm passionate about our work.

So, when we connected, I learned that David was passionate about Halloween and had developed a keen interest in the dark shadows of haunted places and the ghosts and goblins that inhabit them - all things that frightened me when I was a kid. David throws elaborate and ghoulish Halloween parties and has become a published horror fiction author with some notoriety. I was curious and found it all very interesting, but to be perfectly honest, I was a little afraid and intimidated that he had such passionate interests that were so different from mine. My guess is that he felt the same about me. As we’ve taken the time to trade stories during the past five years, my fears have turned to a strengthened friendship and my life is enriched by David's.

As NCAFCC begins Our Journey Towards Health Equity, I’ve thought about the parallels. Like David and me, all of us have much more in common with our patients than we have differences. Yet, the differences can make us fearful of pursuing a personal relationship and health equity can suffer. However, if we’re genuinely curious about each other we can replace the fear of our differences with a friendship that enriches us all. By the way. I admit this October’s article is a tip of the hat to my cousin, David Allen Voyles, and his love for Halloween. 
Quality & Clinical Support Update
Cindy Jones, Director of Quality & Clinical Support
Member Clinics Continue to Achieve Excellence!

NCAFCC Accreditation
The following three Members obtained re-accreditation status in August:
·        Community Health Services of Union County, Monroe
·        New Hope Clinic, Southport
·        The Free Clinics, Hendersonville
Visit the Members' Only section of our website to see more information about the NCAFCC Accreditation Program.
 
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition
Congratulations go to The Albemarle Hospital Foundation – Community Care Clinic, Elizabeth City. In September they achieved the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH Recognition. This is quite an accomplishment. and even more so during a pandemic. 
Annual Members' Meeting Materials

Over 200 people attended this year's meeting, by far the largest number of participants at one of our meetings. Many people requested a copy of the PowerPoint and you can download here.

A video of the meeting can be found here.
Our Journey Towards Health Equity Update

Our Journey Towards Health Equity got started with the Annual Members' Meeting on September 8. Evaluations indicated this is an important initiative for clinics and the time is right to address health equity. Taskforce recruitment has gone well and members will be selected on October 15. Shortly thereafter, convenings will begin and next steps will start taking place. Watch for updates each month in the newsletter. Special thanks to everyone who submitted a taskforce recruitment form.
Awards Presented at Annual Members' Meeting
Don Lucey Award

The Don Lucey Award is given each year by NCAFCC’s Board of Directors to a volunteer who has distinguished themselves in their service to their clinic and its uninsured patients. This prestigious award is intended to honor the best qualities of service, generosity and kindness of the free and charitable clinic volunteer. In 1991, Dr. James F. Slyman formed a committee and became the founder of one of our most revered clinics, the Davidson Medical Ministries Clinic in Lexington. Now, thirty years later, Dr. Slyman continues as a faithful clinic volunteer providing ophthalmological services to the uninsured patients at Davidson Medical Ministries.  
The Spirit of Free and Charitable Clinics Award

The Spirit of Free Clinics Award is unique in that it is given by the NCAFCC staff to an individual who has distinguished themselves by the spirit of their service to the uninsured in their community. The winner has exhibited the passion needed to sustain the vitality of their clinic and has actively engaged in the activities and initiatives of the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Tracy Salisbury exhibited all of these qualities during her lifetime and more. Tracy’s passing in December of last year was challenging for our Association and especially her colleagues at the Open Door Clinic of Alamance County and, of course, her close-knit family. Tracy brought an energy and joy to her work that was infectious and uplifted all those around her. Under her leadership, the Open Door Clinic was in a steady state of improvement and innovation as Tracy embraced and implemented new ideas. At NCAFCC, she was a loyal member of Board of Directors and served many years as Secretary. Tracy was elected Vice-Chair of the Board and was slated to assume this office at the beginning of 2021. As a sign of the respect with which she was held, the Board chose to honor Tracy by holding open the Vice-Chair position through July of this year. In honor of Tracy a special tribute video was recorded by Tracy’s immediate supervisor at Cone Health, Kathy Colville, who is now the CEO and President of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. You can view this touching video here.
Effects of Climate Change on Health - Harvard Survey
The Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is working to better understand the needs of free and charitable clinics to address the growing effects of climate change on health and extreme weather. 

The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Your responses will be kept confidential. It will 1) evaluate current knowledge of climate change and health, 2) evaluate the impacts of extreme weather events on clinic operations and patient health, and 3) assess clinic preparedness for extreme weather and climate change. 
 
The valuable input you provide will help inform the development of a Climate Resilient Health Centers Toolkit that will provide resources to help your clinic understand and address the health effects of climate change.
 
In appreciation for your participation, all those who complete the survey will be eligible to enter a lottery for a $50 virtual gift card. On Friday, October 8, ten winners will be chosen at random. The winners will be notified via email. 
 
Please complete the survey by Friday, October 8.
 
Please click the following link to access the survey:
Customized Infographic is Available for Your Use

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Our infographic has been updated and is available for your use to highlight your 2020 statistics. There are different versions on the website in the Members Only section. Be sure to select the Member infographic and there is also one available for accredited members.

We are happy to customize it for you by inserting your logo and clinic statistics. Simply email your mark@ncafcc.org to get started.



2020 Annual Outcomes Report is now available to review. Click here to read the report.
Upcoming Meetings and Deadlines
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06xxRegion 7 Meeting / 10:00 am

13xxRegion 5 Meeting / 10:00

19xxRegion 2 Meeting / 10:00

20xxRegion 3 Meeting / 10:00

21xxRegion Representative Meeting / 10:00

25xxRegion 4 Meeting / 1:00


28xxRegion 6 Meeting / 1:00

Coming Soon...NCAFCC Dental Convening
Staff Members
Chief Executive Officer
ext. 104

Deputy Director
ext. 101
Director of Quality &
Clinical Support
ext. 103

COVID-19 Grant Manager
ext. 105
www.ncafcc.org
336-251-1111
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Tony Price
Moore Free and Charitable Clinic

Vice Chair
Krista Woolly, MS
Community Care Clinic of Rowan

Secretary
Janet Jarrett
Albemarle Hospital Foundation Community Care Clinic

Treasurer
John Price, MPA
ORH - Retired

April Cook, MBA, Past Chair, NCAFCC
Lake Norman Community Health Clinic

Sherri Fisher
The Good Samaritan Clinic of Morganton
Rosh Foskey

Andy Kurtzman, MHCA
Scotland Community Health Clinic

Sissy Lee-Elmore, MBA, MPA
WATCH Healthcare Program

Michael Lischke, EdD, MPH
Northwest AHEC
WFU School of Medicine

John Mills, CPC
ECHO
Community Partners
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