Video: Georgia Clinic Seeks To Meet Health Needs Of Many

Providing adequate primary care at Oakhurst Medical Center, a community health center in Georgia, is often hampered by language and cultural barriers that separate immigrants seeking care at the center from the doctors who care for them.

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<h1>Video: Georgia Clinic Seeks To Meet Health Needs Of Many</h1>
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			April 17, 2012		</time>
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<p>Providing adequate primary care at Oakhurst Medical Center, a community health center in Georgia, is often hampered by language and cultural barriers that separate immigrants seeking care at the center from the doctors who care for them.</p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/36E1D1A3-919E-4BC9-88DF-5DDC72F9D2E0"><strong>Related Story:</strong> Community Health Centers Under Pressure to Improve Care</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Video%3A%20Georgia%20Clinic%20Seeks%20To%20Meet%20Health%20Needs%20Of%20Many&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fcommunity-health-center-quality-041712%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/community-health-center-quality-041712/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10874&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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