The content sections within this depository include:

• System Resources
• Internal Communications
• Brand Assets
• AHEC Learning Academy (ALA) and Staff Trainings
• eLearning Resources
• CPD Resources

Each section includes an introduction that provides context and guidance on how to engage with the content provided.

If you have questions or feedback on any area of this repository, please submit your comment or inquiry using this form. This survey is monitored on a weekly basis and responses will be routed to the appropriate Program Office personnel. 

System Resources

These statewide NC AHEC System Resources can be accessed by NC AHEC staff for insight and clarity on certain system-wide processes, strategies, and resources. They may be especially useful to new employees.

If you have any questions about this area, please contact Lisi Martinez Lotz, Director of Planning and Innovation at lisi_lotz@ncahec.net

• NC AHEC Strategic Plan
• Program Office Directory
• NC AHEC Statewide Staff Directory
• Regional Calendar for Foundational Work
• Resource for AHEC Collaborative Work
• Smartsheet with all Grants, Contracts and Letters of Support
• Communications Committee Recommendations
• UNC Health Sciences Liaisons Contact Info
• Statewide IT Roadmap
• Staff Access
• Staff Deactivation

AHEC overview

• AHEC Overview
• AHEC Overview: CPD
• AHEC Overview: GME
• AHEC Overview: Health Careers
• AHEC Overview: Library Services
• AHEC Overview: Practice Support
• AHEC Overview: Student Services

Group Charters

The objective of these Group Charters is to share clear guidelines, outline roles, and have consistency across the groups led by the Program Office.

• Allied Health
• Behavioral Health
• CME Council
• Communications Liaisons
• Dental
• Directors
• Discipline Chairs
• Health Careers & Workforce Diversity
• Health Science Liaisons
• IPE Leaders Committee
• IT Governance
• Library Services
• Nurse Council
• Operations Team
• Pharmacy
• Practice Support
• Public Health

Internal Communications

Effective January 2024, NC AHEC staff must opt-in to receive internal communications from the Program Office. Please subscribe to our mailing list using this form.

If you already receive our AHEC Bulletin newsletter and AHEC Learning Academy announcements, you do not need to resubscribe. If you’re not sure, please attempt to subscribe to our mailing list, and your subscription will be confirmed.

Please ensure you receive our communications by whitelisting/adding ncahec@ncahec.net to your safe senders list in your email client settings: Apple, Gmail, Outlook

AHEC Bulletins

The AHEC Bulletin is a quarterly email digest delivered to NC AHEC staff members as part of an effort to improve communication surrounding statewide work across our system. This archive contains links to bulletins beginning in December 2020 to our most recent issue.

Please send a message to Caroline Orth at caroline_orth@ncahec.net with feedback, questions, or to request updates on a particular topic or project in our next bulletin.

• Winter 2023
• Summer 2023
• Spring 2023
• Winter 2023
• Fall 2022
• Spring 2022
• Fall 2021
• Summer 2021
• Spring 2021
• February/March 2021
• January 2021
• December 2020

State of AHEC recordings

• December 2023
• July 2022
• February 2022
• September 2021
• January 2021
• September 2020
• January 2020

Brand Assets

This growing section organizes statewide NC AHEC brand assets—including logos, PowerPoint presentation templates, AHEC maps, and more—into accessible download links for use when designing material collateral or preparing presentations on behalf of the NC AHEC Program. 

If you have any questions about how to use an asset or need assistance, please contact Caroline Orth, Program Office Communications Manager, at caroline_orth@ncahec.net.

Logos and templates

AHEC Learning Academy (ALA) and Staff Trainings

This section features recordings and materials from past AHEC Learning Academy and staff training sessions created and delivered for NC AHEC staff.

For questions regarding our AHEC Learning Academy and staff training resources, please contact Nevin Fouts, Statewide eLearning Coordinator, at nevin_fouts@ncahec.net.  

• NC AHEC CHW Program
• Turning the Curve with Results Based Accountability
• Campaigner Tutorial
• Connecting NC AHEC Pathways to Build a Healthy North Carolina 2030
• Course Development using Docebo with SCORM
• Docebo Training Advanced Topics
• Docebo Courses and Functionality: Part 1
• Docebo Courses and Functionality: Part 2
• Docebo Courses and Functionality: Part 3
• Doing More with PowerPoint
• Learning Objectives: Why We Need Them and How to Write Them
• Managing Zoom Meetings and Webinars
• Grantwriting 101
• Providing Leadership and Promoting Resilience in a Post-COVID World
• Smiling Your Way to Increase Resilience
• Using Docebo Functionality
• Using Rev.com for Closed Captioning and Live Captioning
• Alchemer ALA session (July 10)
• Alchemer ALA Job aids resource
• Alchemer ALA Slides

Other Staff Training Opportunities

• Copyright Training
• Evaluations and Certificates Training
• Virtual Events Training
• Housing System Training

CPD Resources

These Continuing Professional Development (CPD) resources house information that may be helpful for Regional CPD staff. The CPD Policy subsection contains resources related to the CPD policy workflow for reducing duplication of efforts among statewide programming. The CPD Office Hours subsection contains recordings of office hour sessions that were designed for any CPD staff across the Regional AHECs.  

Please send a message to Caroline Collier at caroline_collier@ncahec.net with feedback, questions, or to request additional information.

CPD POLICY MATERIALS

• CPD Workflow Policy
• CPD Workflow Policy Slides
• CPD Workflow Policy One Pager
• CPD Policy Office Hours Recording
• CPD Task Force Recommendations Report

CPD OFFICE HOUR RECORDINGS

• Alchemer and Tagging 9/2022
• Content Loading in Docebo 10/2022
• Visual Course Catalog and Landing Pages 11/2022
• Statewide Evaluation 2/2023
• E-Learning Tools 3/2023
• CPD Credits 4/2023 + Slides
• Healthy Opportunities Pilot and Clinical Instructor Partnership 5/2023 + Slides

 

Last updated August 21, 2020 at 12:11 p.m.

In support of DHHS and the Office of Rural Health Community Health Worker Initiative, the NC AHEC Program is offering a series of self-paced online courses to help connect the health workforce to COVID-19 related community-based resources for patients and their families.

Time Commitment: 2 hours and 42 minutes

Learning Objectives. At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the public health infrastructure in North Carolina.
• Define implicit bias, cultural humility, cultural consciousness, microaggression, and the cycle of socialization.
• Identify best practices for engaging with different subsets of the general population.
• Demonstrate how key concepts of client centered counseling can be used by the community health worker.
• Name 3 actions to take to enhance personal health and safety when in the field.
• Summarize frequently asked questions about COVID-19, isolation, and quarantine.
• Review the role of the community health worker as it intersects with the role of case investigators and contact tracers.

The course consists of five modules and a playbook of resources for community health workers and their patients. To register, go to http://www.ncahec.net/courses-and-events/64098. You will be asked to create a MyAHEC account if you do not have one already.

Module 1: Introduction to Public Health in North Carolina 25 minutes

Module 2: Implicit Bias, Cultural Humility, and Cultural Consciousness 33 minutes

Module 3: Subsets of the General Population 37 minutes

Module 4: Communication and Client Centered Counseling 23 minutes

Module 5: Field Safety 14 minutes

Module 6: Community Health Workers Playbook approx. 30 minutes

• What you should know about COVID-19 to protect yourself and others
• COVID-19 Quick Facts
• COVID-19 FAQs
• Detailed Isolation Instructions
• Detailed Quarantine Instructions
• Four General Steps of Contact Tracing
• NC Contact Tracing Process
• Depiction of NC Contact Tracing Process
• Glossary

Last updated December 7, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

COVID-19 “¡Recuerda las 3Ms!” Spanish Resource for Patients

This prevention message, which will run side-by-side with the “Know Your 3Ws!” English-language message, is designed to increase awareness of preventative measures for Spanish-speaking North Carolinians.

Communicating your Practices’ COVID-19 Safety Response to your Patients

NC AHEC offers a tip sheet to help you communicate with your patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NC DHHS ‘Prevent and Protect’ Toolkit

The NC Department of Health and Human Services is offering a ‘prevent and protect’ toolkit with resources in both English and Spanish to help you get the word out to patients about wearing face coverings as well as washing their hands and physically distancing from others.

Managing High Blood Pressure during COVID-19

NC AHEC offers a tip sheet discussing ways that patients can lower their blood pressure without going into the clinic.

COVID-19 and Mental Health

NC AHEC offers a tip sheet for patients looking for guidance on how to identify and cope with feelings of stress related to the pandemic.

• English, Spanish
• Approximately 6th grade reading level
• Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 66.3

Access further resources on Mental Health here.

How to Don/Doff PPE

NC AHEC offers a tip sheet to educate patients on the proper procedures for wearing, removing, and maintaining personal protective equipment (PPE).

• English, Spanish
• Approximately 5th grade reading level
• Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease: 77.2

Access further resources on PPE here.

Why is Using Telehealth Important During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

View this video from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) for more information.

Telehealth FAQ for Patients

This FAQ provided by NC AHEC Practice Support addresses common questions from patients regarding telehealth visits.

Telehealth for Patients from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)