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What is known today as Northpoint Health and Wellness Center was founded as a pilot project that came out of Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty and the 1967 riots in Minneapolis. The riots were in protest against, among other issues, lack of access to adequate medical care for minorities. Northpoint has been through ups and downs but has remained committed to really listening to the communities it serves and addressing social issues affecting the health of minority communities. Ed Ehlinger, former Minnesota health commissioner, compares Northpoint to medical centers in countries that have universal healthcare. They focus on community-oriented primary care and have much better outcomes and lower healthcare costs, Ehlinger said.
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