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Boriken Health Center established.
Date: 1974
Medical system (Western medicine)
Resistance & social movements
The center is a Black, Indigenous, People of Color led frontline health service in El Barrio (a neighborhood in East Harlem, New York City) offering comprehensive health services to community members, regardless of their ability to pay.
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