CHARN Research Node Center | Participating CHCs and Locations |
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) | Asian Health Services Community Health Center, Oakland, CA |
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY | |
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Waianae, HI | |
Waimanalo Health Center, Waimanalo, HI | |
University of California, Los Angeles (Academic Affiliate) | |
Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services | Erie Family Health Center, Inc., Chicago, IL |
GLIDE Health Services, San Francisco, CA | |
Heartland Health Outreach, Chicago, IL | |
Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL | |
Near North Community Health Center, Chicago, IL | |
North Country Health Care, Chicago, IL | |
PCC Community Wellness, Chicago, IL | |
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (Academic Affiliate) | |
Fenway Health | Chase-Brexton Health Services, Baltimore, MD |
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Ridgeland, SC | |
Fenway Health, Boston, MA | |
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (Academic Affiliate) | |
OCHIN, Inc. | OHSU Richmond Family Health Center, Portland, OR |
Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR | |
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Hillsboro, OR | |
Open Door Community Health Center, Eureka, CA | |
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (Academic Affiliate) | |
Data Coordinating Center | Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR |
CHARN active patients (n) | 519,636 |
CHARN languages (%) | |
English | 55.6 |
Spanish | 17.9 |
Cantonese | 5.1 |
Mandarin | 2.9 |
Other* | <1 |
CHARN race/ethnicity (%) | |
White | 60.5 |
Black | 18.3 |
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 17.5 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.9 |
Multiracial | 1.0 |
Other* | 5.2 |
No race indicated | 11.0 |
Active research projects supported by CHARN | 1. Evaluating the effectiveness of enabling services for improving health at community health centers nationwide |
2. Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) | |
3. Improving colorectal cancer screening | |
4. Identifying high risk cardiovascular disease patients using electronic health record data | |
5. HIV testing in CHARN-affiliated community health centers | |
6. Characterizing the diabetes population in the CHARN | |
7. Impact of meaningful use regulations on smoking counseling in community health centers |
↵* Other includes Russian, Vietnamese, Somali, Korean, Cambodian, and Arabic.
CHC, community Health Center; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.