Community Health Center of Cape Cod is organizing a number of events from August 13-19 to celebrate National Health Center Week. Each year, health centers across the nation celebrate the work and services they provide to populations in need within their communities on designated days during the week. As the country’s largest primary care network, Health Centers now serve as the health care home for over 25 million Americans in over 10,000 delivery sites across the nation. One in every 13 people in the United States gets their care in a community health center. Health Centers deliver high quality, cost effective, accessible care to all people, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status.

The theme for National Health Center Week 2017 is Celebrating America’s Health Centers: The Key to Healthier Communities. CHC of Cape Cod is hosting the following events free and Open to the public:

• Monday, August 14: Cape Cod Healthcare Blood Drive (Christ the King Church, 3 Job’s Fishing Rd, Mashpee) 12:00 – 6:00 pm
  Christ the King will be hosting a blood drive throughout the day! All donors receive a free movie pass!
• Tuesday, August 15: Bourne Office Grand Reopening and Education Event (Bourne office) 5:00 – 7:00 pm
  Join us as Community Health Center of Cape Cod as we open our expanded Bourne office.  Tours will be provided of the expanded space that includes dental and pharmacy. Enjoy some light refreshments and listen to a panel discussion about how our community is working to fight substance abuse.
• Wednesday, August 16: Legislative Breakfast (Outer Cape Health Services, Harwich) 7:45 – 9:30 am
  Politicians from across Cape Cod and the Commonwealth are invited to learn about the current state of community health centers.

For information about any Health Center Week activities at Community Health Center of Cape Cod, contact Alex Speck in the Development Office at 508-477-5990, or email Alex Speck.