About Health Center Data (Uniform Data System)
The Uniform Data System (UDS) is an annual reporting system used by all federally-funded health centers to report data on utilization, patient demographics, insurance status, managed care, prenatal care and birth outcomes, diagnoses, and financing. UDS assists with program management, policy development and overall accounting for the programs. It is maintained by the Bureau of Primary Health Care Office of Data, Evaluation, Analysis and Research, but is also available at NACHC.
UDS Resources:
Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA, DHHS
NACHC contact: Shira Gitomer
NACHC 2000 REACH Data
NACHC’s REACH data is a county level database comprising demographic information as well as estimates of underserved and unserved. Demographic data utilizes Census 2000 and pooled 2000-2002 Current Population Survey data to estimate the number of persons by poverty level, age, gender, race, and primary source of health insurance for each county.The demographic data allows for “crosstabing.” Unserved counts are based on Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations, and underserved counts are based on Medically Underserved Area (MUA) status. For more information on REACH, please contact
International Health Center Toolkit: A Beginner’s Guide for Starting CHC Connections Abroad
This toolkit is designed to help strengthen the capacity of the health centers in the U.S. to assist with international development and humanitarian assistance, and to help provide a guide for those interested in working abroad. The toolkit provides anecdotal guidance as well as resources to help health center staff and health center organizations develop their own unique niche in the international world. For those health center staff or health center organizations who are already working abroad this toolkit will provide you with resources that you may not have come across as well as examples of what your peers are doing in the field. The toolkit is meant to be an evolving guide that will be continually enhanced and updated. Please email Shira at Sgitomer@nachc.com with any feedback, comments, or suggestions.
