Established in 1982, IPHCA is a nonprofit trade association of community health centers (CHCs) that operate approximately 435 sites – 275 traditional and 160 special population sites – statewide and in neighboring Iowa and Wisconsin. These CHCs serve in excess of 1.2 million patients annually. IPHCA strives to improve the health status of medically underserved populations by fostering the provision of high-quality, comprehensive health care that is accessible, coordinate, community-directed, culturally-sensitive, and linguistically-competent. Ultimately, IPHCA works to increase access to high-quality, cost-effective primary health care services in urban and rural populations throughout the state, regardless of an individual’s ability to pay.