Since 1980, The Association has worked with Virginia’s communities to bring primary health care to the neediest areas. A nonprofit organization, The Association’s mission is to assure that all Virginians, regardless of geographic location or income, have access to appropriate and affordable primary health care. The Association also is the statewide association for Virginia’s community health centers (CHCs) and similar organizations including nonprofit rural health clinics, community-based providers of primary care, and health departments providing primary care services. The Association has been a driving force in establishing and maintaining both local and statewide efforts to improve primary health care. Among the efforts The Association has been a founder or original sponsor of Virginia’s Five Point Plan to Strengthen the Primary Care System; Area Health Education Centers (AHEC); Virginia Center for the Advancement of Generalist Medicine; and the Practice Sights Initiative.

Henrico, Virginia