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Presidential Documents
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 152
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Title 3

Proclamation 10237 of August 6, 2021

The President
National Health Center Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In 1965, our Nation launched its first community health centers to improve the lives and well-being of Americans regardless of their ability to pay.
These health centers were a key component of President Lyndon B. Johnsons Great Society series of policy initiatives to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, and today serve as the bedrock on which our public health system was built. Today, health centers are one of the largest health care providers in the country and provide high-quality affordable, accessible, and valuebased primary health care services to 29 million Americans each year approximately 1 in 11 people across the country. They have also been a vital part of our Nations response to the COVID19 pandemic. Over the course of National Health Center Week, we recognize the importance of federally-supported health centers and the role they play as a beacon of strength, service, and care in our communities.
Health centers integrate medical, dental, and behavioral health care services into a single health home and consistently yield strong patient outcomes.
Health centers also play a critical role in reducing racial and ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, and other health disparities in the United States.
They are invaluable to ensuring that our Nations underserved populations, especially individuals and families living in poverty, rural communities, and communities of color are able to receive the care they need and deserve.
Our Nations recovery from the COVID19 pandemic is stronger because of our health centers, and the tireless, dedicated health center employees who continue to deliver critical services such as COVID19 testing, treatment, and prevention services on the front lines. As we ramped up the distribution of COVID19 vaccines over the past several months, health centers, through the Health Center COVID19 Vaccine Program, have vaccinated and built vaccine confidence in millions of Americans from hard-hit and high-risk communities. Two-thirds of individuals vaccinated at health centers so far identify as racial and ethnic minorities. Health centers have also offered greater flexibility during the pandemic by expanding telehealth services to those in need.

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I believe that health care in America should be a right, not a privilege.
No one should have to lay awake at night staring at the ceiling wondering what they are going to do to get the care they need or to pay the bills if a family member gets sick. That is why I will do everything in my power to ensure that all Americans have access to the quality, affordable health care they deserveand the peace of mind it brings.
In support of that goal, my Administration is committed to expanding health centers and increasing access to their life-saving services. That is why we invested more than $7.6 billion to help health centers prevent and respond to COVID19 and improve health care servicesincluding over $1 billion for major infrastructure and renovation projects at health centers across the country through the American Rescue Plan. I am also committed to doubling the Federal investment in community health centers to further expand access to care and make strides in our pursuit of health equity.

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