About the Association

MNACHC promotes the cost-effective delivery of affordable, quality primary health care services, with a special emphasis on meeting the needs of uninsured, low income and medically underserved populations.

The Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers (MNACHC) is a non-profit membership organization of Minnesota’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). MNACHC works on behalf of its members and their patients to promote the cost-effective delivery of affordable, quality primary health care services, with a special emphasis on meeting the needs of low income and medically underserved populations. MNACHC provides:

A Voice for Community Health Centers — Providing state and federal public policy analysis, education, and advocacy;

Partnership Opportunities — Promoting public and private partnerships at state and federal levels to support health center infrastructure and opportunities for growth;

Data Clearinghouse — Conducting research related to public health issues and the health care safety net, including community health assessments and market trends; creating quality improvement benchmarks of operations and clinical data;

Community Development — Developing new FQHCs and expanding existing FQHCs in underserved rural and urban areas of Minnesota;

Training & Technical Assistance — Equipping CHCs with the administrative, financial, quality improvement and clinical tools necessary to sustain high-quality operations;

Many Faces of Community Health Conference — Offering a state-wide forum for in-depth training that covers best practice models of community-based care and current health care management and policy issues relevant to FQHCs.


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MNACHC Mission and History

Incorporated in April 1980 as the Minnesota Rural Primary Care Association, this organization was formed to assist with the development of primary health care in rural areas of Minnesota.

In 1984 the Association was renamed the Minnesota Primary Care Association (MPCA) to reflect the fact that our membership included both urban and rural health centers.

In 2004, MPCA became the Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers (MNACHC). Our current membership consists of 17 Federally Qualified Health Centers that provide affordable health care services at 65 sites throughout the state.