North Carolina Area Health Education Centers

Recruit, Train, Retain: Developing the Workforce for a Healthy North Carolina

6,000
Providers + 1,400
Practices Served
2,200
Pre-College Students
Served Annually
215,811
Professionals
Trained Annually

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Our Mission

We provide and support educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train, and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina.

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Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)

Discover the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), an integrated modality that provides patients with medical and behavioral health care in aprimary care setting. We are providing educational and practice-based support to primary care practices interested in CoCM.

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Child Mental Health for Primary Care

NC AHEC is providing funding for Eastern AHEC to take the lead on a statewide effort to provide education and resources to primary care providers focusing on screening and management of mental illness in pediatric patients.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Modules

We offer a series of modules to help providers eliminate disadvantages that lead to healthcare disparities by increasing diversity in leadership, improving training for cultural humility, and strengthening community partnerships.

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A Message from the Program Office

We are saddened by the persistent and pervasive injustices to Black and Brown people and other multicultural populations as evidenced by recent and historical acts of structural racism, violence, inequities, and power paradigms.

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Serving North Carolina with 9 centers

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News & Highlights

NC AHEC Launches Celebrating 50 Years Campaign

North Carolina AHEC

NC AHEC Launches Celebrating 50 Years Campaign

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Telehealth Grants Help Greensboro AHEC Area Practices Increase Access to High-Risk Patients During Pandemic

North Carolina AHEC

Telehealth Grants Help Greensboro AHEC Area Practices Increase Access to High-Risk Patients During Pandemic

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Area L AHEC Prepares to Present Virtual Clinical Simulation Modules at NAO Conference

Area L AHEC

Area L AHEC Prepares to Present Virtual Clinical Simulation Modules at NAO Conference

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