The Health Center Controlled Network’s Learning and Networking Workshop in early June brought together professionals from Federally Qualified Health Centers near and far. Here, three participants reflect on what they learned at the two-day event.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s Health Center Controlled Network brought together healthcare professionals from around the state for its two-day Learning and Networking Workshop early last month.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia's Early Head Start (EHS) Program proudly hosted its first-ever Mid-Year Community Providers Breakfast, bringing together community partners and program staff for a morning of networking, collaboration, and celebration.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the City of Philadelphia’s eight health centers operated by Ambulatory Health Services, with crucial support from National Health Corps patient advocates, $3.4 million in prescription medication costs were saved in fiscal year 2025.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s RE-SET program is up and running since its launch in 2025, partnering with seven organizations in providing evidence-based cancer care interventions and supporting quality improvement initiatives.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia’s Substance Use Response Guidance and Education (SURGE) Program and the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction (SUPHR) have partnered to launch a new, interactive wound care tool for treatment of people with substance use-associated wounds.

Natalie Levkovich, Chief Executive Officer of the Health Federation of Philadelphia, was honored with the Cheri L. Rinehart Award for Collaborative Excellence by the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers at its recent 2025 Awards for Primary Care Excellence (APEX) Ceremony in Lancaster, Pa.

The National Health Corps (NHC) Community Health Fellowship program proudly celebrated its Delaware graduates at a lively event held at Park Café in Wilmington, honoring their service, accomplishments, and future impact on community health.

A recently published research paper evaluating the integration of infectious disease screening, prevention, and treatment in a hospital based inpatient substance use treatment program included contributions from C Change Senior Project Manager, Hannah Zellman, who is listed as a co-author on the paper.

The celebration of National Health Center Week from Aug. 3-9 offers an opportunity to honor the critically important year-round work done by health centers across the nation.

It's National Health Center Week 2025, and community health centers throughout the state and country are celebrating the occasion with a wide variety of events.

Moya Hall, who has been an Early Head Start Child and Family Educator for two years, was the featured guest speaker at the recent Friends of Marc Dinner, a benefit supporting Vetri Community Partnership. The Friends of Marc Dinner, held this year on May 13 at the Fitler Club, has raised more than $1 million to support Vetri Community Partnership.

The Health Federation of Philadelphia, with funding support from Merck, is launching a $1.5 million initiative to improve cancer screening outreach, navigation to care and outcomes, with a focus on breast and colorectal cancers among underserved populations in Philadelphia. 

Health Federation of Philadelphia's Senior Director of Training and Organizational Development, Leslie Lieberman, MSW, received the 2022 Berkeley Social Welfare Distinguished Alumni Award.

Health Federation was awarded a grant by the Avantor Sciences Foundation to support piloting a digital navigator program in community health centers.  As the healthcare system increasingly moves to include online patient portals, telehealth, and remote monitoring, low-income patients lacking access to high speed internet and devices can easily lag behind.

On Friday January 7 at 1:00 pm, HFP's Leslie Lieberman will present the first of eight workshops during Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma and Foster Resilience - a free series of workshops every other Friday, from 1-5 pm.  The workshops are presented by the Campaign for Trauma-informed Policy and Practice, the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, &

Today, Thursday, November 11 from 3:30-5 pm, in partnership with the Social Innovations Journal, HFP's Natalie Levkovich, Leslie Lieberman, and Clare Reidy will present ACEs, Trauma, and Resilience Networks: Leveraging the Power of Collaboration for Policy and System Change.  

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and the CDC recently awarded the Health Federation of Philadelphia an additional year of funding for our work on Improving Blood Pressure Control for African American health center patients, through the Million Hearts program.

HFP's Senior Director of Training and Organizational Development, Leslie Lieberman, MSW, who was recently named to Governor Wolf's Trauma-Informed PA Think Tank, shares her thoughts on a trauma-informed PA as the Wolf Administration releases Pennsylvania's Trauma-Informed PA Plan.