Anthony Postiglione Jr says that a movement has emerged to develop community-based approaches to access to health care to meet the health needs of isolated, economically disadvantaged and underserved rural and urban communities. Directly associated with the civil rights movement and as a result of the fight against poverty, the first community health center received federal funding in 1965. That same year, federal law created Medicare and Medicaid.

According to Anthony P. Postiglione Jr., the Philadelphia Health Federation promotes health equity in marginalized communities by improving access to quality, integrated and comprehensive health and social services. increase. The Health Federation of Philadelphia serves as a platform to support a network of community health centers and a broad base of public and private sector organizations that provide health and social services to people at risk.We take a collaborative approach to promoting health by:

• Improving access to and quality of health care.
• Providing training and technical assistance to help other organizations operate more efficiently and effectively.
• Identify, testing and implementing solutions to health disparities.