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Photo of Melissa Millar in front of the Marie Reed Health Center. Millar is the director of policy and advocacy at Community of Hope

Health clinic expands to keep pace with poverty

D.C. nonprofit Community of Hope reopened its redesigned health clinic in Adams Morgan after two years of renovation. The new clinic has more facilities and specialized resources to serve the immigrant and asylee communities in Ward 1.

Georgetown medical students and D.C. General Family Shelter team up to bring free medical services to shelter residents

The volunteer-driven Hoya Clinic is a training ground for Georgetown medical students and a much-needed free clinic for residents of D.C. General Family Shelter.

Children from the Child Development Center brush a teeth model during National Children’s Dental Health Month, Feb. 2, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23d Aerospace dental clinic allowed one class from the CDC to visit the clinic and see the tools used during a routine check-up.

Good Health Starts Young

Artist/Vendor Sheila White’s take on the importance of oral hygiene.

A photo of Mary Otto holding her book in a dental office.

Culture, Classism and Cash Shape America’s Oral Health

Mary Otto’s new book, “Teeth,” explains why the oral health care system in America is in need of desperate repair.

Bread for the City representative, members of the Christi family, Dr. Steven Myles, and representatives from DC Primary Care Association and from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield cut the ribbon to honor the opening of Bread for the City’s dental clinic.

Grand Opening of the Bread for the City Dental Clinic

At Bread for the City’s Northwest Center, located in the District’s Shaw neighborhood, guests gathered on Feb. 16 to cut a ribbon, and to celebrate the official beginning of a much-needed new health program.