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Tennessee State Department Of Health

FQHC Rural ★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%) 2025
15,030patients served (2024)
13quality measures reported
8/13at or above the national median
4HRSA quality badges in 2025
Location
Cookeville, TN 37243
Grant number
H80CS00351
Project director
Linsey Arfsten

Who this health center serves · 2024

The population behind the quality numbers — from this center's HRSA UDS report.

64%uninsured
12%on Medicaid
97%at/below 200% poverty
23%best served in another language
29%racial/ethnic minority
8%children (under 18)

Services

MedicalDentalPharmacyEnabling services

Special populations served

  • 39 experiencing homelessness
  • 649 migrant/seasonal agricultural workers
  • 226 veterans

15 delivery sites · 36,015 patient visits in 2024.

Clinical quality measures · 2024

Self-reported to HRSA on the Uniform Data System (UDS) — covers all the center's patients, every payer. "National median" and percentile are vs all health centers reporting the measure (denominator ≥ 30). How UDS differs from other programs →

Cancer screening

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Cervical cancer screening 60.4% 51.3% Above median · 72th
Breast cancer screening 43.7% 52.3% Below median · 31th
Colorectal cancer screening 33.0% 40.5% Below median · 31th

Chronic disease control

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Blood-pressure control 65.9% 66.2% Below median · 49th
Diabetes: HbA1c poor control (>9%) (lower=better) 27.7% 27.2% Below median · 47th
Statin therapy 89.5% 78.1% Top 10% · 97th pctile
Aspirin/antiplatelet for heart disease 94.1% 75.7% Top 10% · 98th pctile

Behavioral health

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Depression screening & follow-up 98.9% 75.3% Top 10% · 100th pctile
Depression remission 30.3% 12.7% Top quartile · 81th

Prevention & wellness

MeasureThis centerNational medianPercentile
Adult BMI screening & follow-up 97.0% 68.5% Top 10% · 97th pctile
Child BMI counseling 69.7% 73.5% Below median · 44th
Tobacco screening & cessation 89.6% 85.7% Above median · 64th
HIV screening 51.0% 47.0% Above median · 54th

HRSA quality recognition

Health Center Quality awards, 2021–2025. Quality Leader = top 10/20/30% nationally on clinical quality; National Quality Leader = best-in-class on a clinical domain.

★ Health Center Quality Leader · Silver (top 11–20%)2025
★ National Quality Leader · Heart Health2025
★ National Quality Leader · Behavioral Health2025
Access Enhancer2025
★ Health Center Quality Leader · Gold (top 10%)2024

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Source: HRSA Uniform Data System 2024 (H80 / look-alike file); population context from the same UDS report. US-government public domain, republished with provenance. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections are published, not buried.