Management

Primary Care Providers for A Healthy Feliciana, Inc. (PCPFHF) receives oversight from a Board of Directors, whose members have a vast array of background experience--administrative, educational, financial, mental health, medical care, and community involvement. The Officers of the Board, who are pulled from the patient base of all clinics, serve as the Executive Committee to facilitate strategic planning. An Executive Director, appointed by the Board, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the corporation. Consultation is provided by specialists in the fields of management and education.

Population Served By PCPFHF

East Feliciana Parish is located 40 miles north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a rural, agricultural region that has a high level of poverty and unemployment, high percent minority and high rate of teen pregnancy and single parent families. The population of 21,360 is characterized by:

•44% of residents living at or below federal poverty threshold compared to the state's 40%
•7.4% unemployment rate as compared to 6.6% for the state and 5.4% for the nation
•42.9% having attained less than a high school education compared to 15.6% for the state and 13.12% for the nation
•33% births are to teenaged mothers as opposed to 18.9% for the state
•27% parish residents uninsured
•22.7% single parent homes compared to 19.1% for the state and 14.8% for the nation