Clinic News
National Minority Quality Forum – The COVID Diaries: Neighborhood Health
Executive Director Dr. Basim Khan was interviewed about how Neighborhood Health acted quickly to prioritize the lives and safety of its community members when the COVID-19 pandemic struck Northern Virginia.
Virginia Mercury – More than 35,000 children were vaccinated in the first week of Virginia’s pediatric rollout
Neighborhood Health’s Executive Director Dr. Basim Khan was interviewed by the Virginia Mercury for this article on the pediatric Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Virginia. The article features photos of a Neighborhood Health pop-up vaccine clinic at The Pavilion at Mark Center Apartments.
Kojo In Our Community: Are We Addressing Gaps In Health Care?
Neighborhood Health’s Executive Director Dr. Basim Khan joined WAMU 88.5’s Kojo Nnamdi in a Facebook Live panel discussion about disparities in our health care system and what is being done to address them.
WAMU 88.5 – Helping Afghan Refugees Start A New Life In The D.C. Region
WAMU 88.5 highlights Neighborhood Health’s work to provide primary medical care to newly arrived Afghan refugees in the Northern Virginia area.
Brookings – The challenge of addressing the health care needs of Afghan evacuees
Stuart Butler and Nehath S. Sheriff from The Brookings Institution for covering the organizations around the country working to meet the health care needs of newly arrived Afghan evacuees including Neighborhood Health.
WJLA-TV – ‘So much need’: Neighborhood Health provides primary care to Afghan refugees in Virginia
Heather Graf from WJLA-TV highlights our partnership with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington, and Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. to provide primary health care to newly arrived Afghan refugees in Northern Virginia.
USA Today – ‘Lifelines’ to the vulnerable: Community health clinics to get $1B from Biden administration
“Our big challenge is that, while we have grown considerably over the recent years, the needs for our services continue to be high.” – Dr. Basim Khan, Executive Director Thank you to Nada Hassanein and USA Today for highlighting Neighborhood Health and the critical role that community health centers throughout the country play in providing primary health care to low-income communities to ensure health equity.
WJLA News – Jay Korff: Health official applauds COVID booster but more people getting first shot more critical
“Booster shots will save lives. But convincing the unvaccinated to get vaccinated will save even more lives.” Thank you to Jay Korff and WJLA – ABC7 news for highlighting Neighborhood Health’s continued outreach efforts to expand access to Covid-19 vaccines for marginalized communities in Northern Virginia.
Neighborhood Health Providing a Primary Care Medical Home to Newly Arriving Afghan Families
Neighborhood Health, a non-profit federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County is providing primary care to newly arriving Afghan refugees in Northern Virginia. We are partnering with the three local resettlement organizations – Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington – Migration and Refugee Services, Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc., and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service – to facilitate the entry of patients into ongoing care.
Neighborhood Health’s Medication Assistance Program Helps Thousands of Patients Each Year
Few things are more critical to treating an illness than prescription medicines. Fortunately, there are effective medications today to help treat and stabilize most illnesses and chronic conditions. But most prescription medications are expensive, and they are beyond the reach of many of our uninsured and underinsured patients. Our low-income patients simply cannot afford the medications that are necessary to help keep them healthy.