PA AHEC NEWS

Medical, dental, eye care, hearing, nursing, and other health care professionals and students are needed to volunteer at a variety of...

PA AHEC Program Office staff had a very busy spring attending several conferences and events to share information about AHEC programs and...

The Executive Director of the Southwest PA AHEC, Lynne Williams, MD, PhD, has been named the 2024 DEI Champion by the Pennsylvania...

Community health workers (CHWs) are champions of health equity, Pennsylvania AHEC Program Director Dr. Ben Fredrick told attendees at the...

Pennsylvania AHEC’s Training Center for Health Equity will provide practical tips on addressing vaccine hesitancy during its Sept. 28...

There’s still time to register for the First Annual Statewide Community Health Worker (CHW) Conference to be held Sept. 28-30 at the...

Southeast Pennsylvania AHEC is helping to recruit community health workers (CHWs) in Pennsylvania for a research study on providing oral...

The need for organ transplants far exceeds the supply of donated organs, particularly among minority communities. National Minority Donor...

The Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health and the American Fluoridation Society are hosting a free in-person training on fluoride...

The Pennsylvania Training Center for Health Equity further advanced health equity training in June. Our Community Health Worker (CHW)...

The Pennsylvania Training Center for Health Equity will launch a lunchtime webinar series for primary care teams on June 22. This first...

Eastcentral and Northcentral Pennsylvania AHEC and Temple University are planning an in-person Community Health Worker (CHW) Conference,...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect children and families across all communities. ACEs can impact kids’ health and well-being and...

PA AHEC Testifies on Rural Health Care Workforce Shortages Watch a recording of the April 13 Rural Legislative Briefing to hear...

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity at George Washington University is seeking applicants for its one-year, non-residential fellowship...

Being inclusive is a key to achieving health equity, attendees learned at the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Health Equity Summit in...