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    • At-A-Glance
    • Locations
  • Resources
    • Clincal & Administrative Excellence Awards – Call for Nominations
    • Community Health Center Chartbook
    • Data Resources
    • HRSA PINS/PALS
    • HRSA Program Reqs.
    • Oral Health
  • Training & Events
    • 2025 National Health Center Week
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • 2025 Legislative Breakfast
  • Policy
    • State & Federal Policy Priorities
    • CHC Ambassador Program
    • 340B Drug Pricing Program
    • Medicaid: A Lifeline for Maine’s Communities
    • Policy Resources
  • News
    • CHC Ambassador Newsletter
    • MPCA Compendium
  • Programs
    • Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign
    • Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN)
    • Healthy ME!
    • MePCA PSO
      • About Us
      • Events
      • Interesting Reads
      • Impact Stories
      • Timeline
    • Workforce
      • Maine Workforce Innovation Network (WIN)
      • Comprehensive Workforce Plans
      • HP-ET Initiative
      • Resources

CHC Ambassador Program Resource Library

 

MPCA Film “A Secret No More”

Policy
MPCA Policy Priorities
MPCA legislative briefing book


Resources from the
Health Center Advocacy Network

Advocacy Center of Excellence (ACE) program

  • Program Brochure

Resources for Health Center Leadership & Staff

  • Legal Guidance for Health Center Advocacy (videos)
  • Legislative and Political Advocacy for Health Centers
  • Q&A on Health Center Lobbying
  • Sample Health Center Social Media Policy & Guidelines
  • Sample Advocacy Coordinator Description
  • Sample Advocacy Work Plan Outline

Advocacy 101 Resources

  • Health Centers Serving Communities
  • History of the Community Health Center Movement
  • Economic Impact of CHCs
  • Legal Guidance for Health Center Advocacy
  • Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts; Allowable Activities by FQHCs

Resources for Engaging with Elected Officials

  • Building and Maintaining Relationships with Members of Congress and Their Staff
  • Tips for Requesting a Meeting with a Member of Congress or Candidate
  • Tips for Meeting with Members of Congress at the Health Center or Elsewhere
  • Preparing for your Meeting with Members of Congress & Elected Officials
  • Effective Communications During Your Meeting
  • Key Follow-Up After Your Meeting

Maine Primary Care Association

Maine Primary Care Association (MPCA) is a membership organization that represents the collective voices of Maine’s Community Health Centers, which provide high quality, primary and preventive medical, behavioral health and dental services for 1 in 6 Mainers.

Since its founding in 1981, MPCA has provided technical assistance and training, housed relevant programs and services and advocated on behalf of Maine’s healthcare safety net and the hundreds of thousands of patients it serves each year.

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PO Box 5137 Augusta, Maine 04332

207-621-0677

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