In partnership with the Meharry Medical College and Johns Hopkins University Press, NACHC is excited to provide NACHC members with special, no-cost access to the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU). This member option allows NACHC members to access the JHCPU journal content without logging in to the JHCPU site. As a reminder, please do not share your member credentials with anyone outside of your organization, as only one sign-on can occur from each NACHC member at a time.
Published quarterly, the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to examining contemporary health care issues facing medically underserved communities. The Journal has been in existence for over 20 years and addresses critical topics in health care, including health care access, quality, costs, legislation, regulations, health promotion, and disease prevention in relation to underserved populations in North and Central America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.
The Journal is widely recognized for its strong focus on community health, showcasing strategies, analysis, and innovations, including those developed by Community Health Centers.
Featured Article | May 2026
In the latest issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU), NACHC Chief Science Officer Peter Shin, PhD, MPH, and Chief Health Officer Luis Padilla, MD, examine how Community Health Centers can strengthen care delivery amid growing workforce shortages, increasing patient complexity, and ongoing fiscal pressures.
In their commentary, Optimizing Care Team Delivery in Community Health Centers: Strategic Models for Innovation Amid Fiscal Pressure, Shin and Padilla explore evidence-based approaches to multidisciplinary team design, including the integration of advanced practice providers, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, community health workers, oral health providers, and nutrition professionals. The article also highlights the critical role of workforce development programs, data infrastructure, digital tools, and payment policies in supporting sustainable, high-quality primary care delivery.
The commentary underscores how strategically designed care teams can help advance the “Triple Double” vision for primary care by expanding access, strengthening the workforce, and improving health outcomes in communities nationwide.