Community Health Centers are committed to providing the highest quality care possible to the patients they serve. In order to assure quality and offer the best service possible CHCs are deeply involved in a variety of programs and initiatives aimed at quality improvement and initiatives aimed at increasing the health status and quality of life for their patients. Special initiatives include, best practice collaboratives, hypertension screening, tobacco cessation, healthy lifestyles, JCAHO, and disaster preparedness.

See "inside this section" to right for further information on these initiatives.