John Cafazza Jr. is the new director of the Bureau of Primary Health Care's Office of State and National Partnerships, which works with states to identify their primary care needs and increase access to services.

The Office of State and National Partnerships serves as the focal point for the Bureau's federal-state primary care partnerships, working with primary care associations and offices in all states and territories and with key national associations and organizations. 

Cafazza brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in issues facing community-based systems of care for medically underserved populations, having served as executive director of the Virginia Primary Care Association since 1992.  The VPCA unites more than 50 community and migrant health centers and other non-profit primary care organizations. 

Cafazza is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a member of the American Society of Association Executives.

BPHC, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, provides more than $1 billion in annual funding to programs that improve access to primary health care for vulnerable and medically underserved individuals and families. HRSA is the lead HHS agency charged with improving access to health care for all Americans.

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