Keisha SmithAileen Edwards HarrisMarsha G.Mendenhall Executive DirectorExecutive DirectorExecutive...

Keisha Smith Aileen Edwards Harris Marsha G.Mendenhall

Executive Director Executive DirectorExecutive Director

VHWDA Capital AHEC PATHs

VIRGINIA HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATORS SUMMER CONFERENCE

Introducing the Virginia Area Health Education Centers

&The Virginia Health Workforce

Development Authority

Introducing the Area Health Education Center

Nationally, Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) are federally-funded programs that strive to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care, by improving the supply and distribution of healthcare professionals through community/academic educational partnerships.

• There are AHECs in 47 states (both a State Program Office and individual AHEC Centers);

• Many AHECs focus on the same objectives but have flexibility to determine how to fulfill the objectives within their state and region;

The VIRGINIA Area Health Education Centers

In Virginia, AHECs work to enhance the recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health work force for underserved communities. The Virginia AHEC was established in 1991.

• Currently, the Virginia AHECs are operating under a 5-year grant that has the following objectives:

1. Health Career Promotion & Pipeline Activities;2. Community-Based Clinical Education;3. Professional Education & Support; and4. Health & Community Development

THE VIRGINIA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS

Southwest Virginia AHEC

Director, SWVAHEC Program

Email: [email protected]

Robert J. Alpino

Eastern Virginia AHEC

Eastern Virginia Medical School

(757) 446-6167 * fax (757) 446-6087


Donna Dittman Hale

Rappahannock Virginia AHEC

Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance (BRTA) AHEC

(757) 564-7060


Aileen Edwards Harris

Capital Region AHEC

(804) 859-2808 * fax (866) 222-1687


Adelya Carlson

Northern Virginia AHEC

Northern Virginia AHEC Program

(703) 549-7060 * fax (703) 549-7002



Deborah Stranges

Blue Ridge Region AHEC

Inst for Innovation in Hlth & Human Svcs

James Madison University

(540) 568-3383 * fax (540) 568-3172


Ann Switzer

Southside AHEC Region

Associate Director, Center of Nursing Excellence

Southern Virginia Higher Education Center

Phone: (434) 572-5443


Marsha Mendenhall

South Central Virginia AHEC

PATHS AHEC

Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc.

(434) 791-3630 x 1023 *fax (434) 791-4088



State Program Office

Virginia Health Workforce Development

Authority

6800 Paragon Place

Suite 620

Richmond, VA 23294

(804) 562-4928 *fax (804) 658-4193

Website: www.vhwda.org

Keisha Smith, Executive Director


Linda Bohanon, Fiscal and Grants Administrator


Janet McDaniel, PhD, Program Evaluator


Introducing the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA)

• The Virginia AHECs lost its state funding in 2007/2008;

• Led to the creation of a leading entity, the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA);

• The General Assembly approved the legislation for the creation of the VHWDA in 2011;

• The VHWDA also acts as the State AHEC Program Office;

• The VHWDA serves as the advisory board and

sets priorities for the Virginia Area Health

Education Centers (AHEC) Program;

MISSION OF VHWDA

To facilitate the development of a statewide health professions pipeline that identifies, educates, recruits and retains a diverse,

appropriately geographically distributed and culturally competent quality workforce for all

Virginians

CODE OF VIRGINIA – THE VHWDAI. Providing the statewide infrastructure required for health

workforce needs assessment and planning that maintains engagement by health professions training programs in decision making and program implementation;

II. Coordinating with and serving as a resource to relevant state, regional, and local entities including the Department of Health Professions Workforce Data Center, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the Joint Commission on Health Care, the Southwest Virginia Health Authority, or any similar regional health authority that may be developed;

III. Identifying high priority target areas within each region of the Commonwealth and working toward health workforce development initiatives that improve health measurably in those areas; and

IV. Fostering or creating innovative health workforce development models that provide both health and economic benefits to the regions they serve.

THE STATEWIDE AHECS ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING OVER THE PAST YEAR JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30,2015:

Provided Health Careers Promotion and Preparation (HCPP) Programs for 4,532 individuals (1,694 under 20 years old)

Distributed 3,158 Health Career Manuals to HCPP Program participants, guidance counselors, career counselors and WIBs

Coordinated Community-Based Student Education (CBSE) placements for 302 health professions students (physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, dentists, dental assistants/hygienists) for 69,285 hours of clinical training in primary care settings across Virginia

Sponsored 81 Continuing Education Programs for 2,136 trainees including physicians, NPs, PAs, mental health workers, pharmacists, nurses and medical interpreters to improve clinical competence

Provided 21,261 medical interpretation encounters for non-English speaking residents to improve health communication and quality of care

THE VIRGINIA AHEC STRENGTHS????

AHEC has maintained a statewide network of health professionals and community leaders committed to promoting and advancing Virginia’s health workforce

Uniquely positioned to convene on local level—can quickly assemble community stakeholders

Poised to identify and fill community gaps

AHECs target first generation college students and serve as the bridge from a student to a career

AHEC is a voice for the underserved

INTRODUCING THE VIRGINIA AHECS

Piedmont Access To Health Services Inc.

Area Health Education Center

Marsha Mendenhall, Program Director

PATHS AHEC PATHS or Piedmont Access To Health Services, Inc. is a federally

funded Community Health Center with Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, and Pharmacy Services.

PATHS has facilities in Danville, Chatham, Martinsville, and Boydton.

PATHS received the South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC) grant in January 2014

The AHEC of PATHS Serves the Cities of Danville, Martinsville, Lynchburg and Bedford along with the Counties of Pittsylvania, Henry, Bedford, Patrick, Franklin, Campbell, Amherst, and Appomattox

One of the goals of the AHEC is to establish a youth public health program to expose and recruit high school students into health careers, with a focus on careers in public health, minority students, and the economically disadvantaged.

The AHEC program accomplishes this goal by: Creative, hands-on and innovative

health careers curriculum for young students;

Student introduction to a wide assortment of health career possibilities;

Guidance in goal setting and educational planning;

Science courses that strengthen critical thinking skills; and/or

Working with schools, colleges and community partners in targeting economically disadvantaged students and those from underrepresented minority groups for school and summer institutes.

One of the goals of the AHEC is to establish a youth public health program to expose and recruit high school students into health careers, with a focus on careers in public health, minority students, and the economically disadvantaged.

WHAT HAS PATHS AHEC PROVIDED?

Summer camps for middle and high school students on health careers and science education

Health career workshops with Project Discovery

Career Fairs that connected high school students with Health Care Professionals, Careers, and Health Science Enrichment.

Sponsorship and participation in the 2014 Career Expo which exposed area opportunities for employment to 7th and 9th grade students in the health care industry.

Opportunities for students to shadow or assist in our Medical or Dental Centers

UPCOMING PLANS

Summer of 2016

Plans are in the initial stage with Centra Health to sponsor a Health Camp at their new Gretna Health Care Facility in the Summer of 2016.

Career Expo 2015

PATHS AHEC will again participate in the Career Expo on September 30th and October 1st at the Olde Dominion Agriculture Center in Pittsylvania County.

7th and 9th Grade Students from Martinsville, Danville, Patrick County, Pittsylvania County, Henry County, and Halifax County will attend. Approximately 4,000 students and school staff will come.

CONTACT INFORMATI

ON

Marsha G. Mendenhall

AHEC Program Director

Piedmont Access To Health Services

705 Main Street

Danville, Virginia 24541

434-791-3630 ext. 1023 or 434-770-5412

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER FOR THE

RAPPAHANNOCK REGION

Donna Dittman Hale, MHA, CTC

Executive Director

BRTA’S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN RURAL NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH IMPLEMENTING AN OPEN TELEHEALTH SYSTEM.

BRTA GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS

HRSA Telehealth Network Grant Program: Bridges to Behavioral Health-Geriatric Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in Rural Nursing Homes

HRSA Rural Health Outreach Project: Bridges to Care Transitions-Remote Home Monitoring and Chronic Disease Self Management

Area Health Education Center for the Rappahannock Region-Healthcare Workforce Development

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXAMPLES

STAR Telehealth Certifications and Rotations for Coordinators, Clinicians and Clinical Presenters

Internships in Gerontology, Public Health and Health Services Administration

Chronic Disease Self Management Instructor Training

Caregiver Training for Family Caregivers

Interdisciplinary Alzheimer’s Association Training for Rural Long-Term Care facility staff

SERVICE REGION

Office Location: Harrisonburg

Main Service Area:Augusta, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah Counties and the Cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro

Other Areas in Region:Albemarle, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Warren Counties and the Cities of Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Lexington, and Winchester

WHAT WE DO

Current Programs

Interpreter Training—offer the nationally-recognized 40-hour Bridging the Gap Course for bilinguals who pass language proficiency testing (age 18 & older)

Interpreter Services—hire and provide high quality interpreters for LEP individuals for medical, mental health, school and social services appointments

Promotores de Salud—offer a 40-hour training for lay health workers in the Hispanic community

Promotores Jr.—offer a newly-developed 20-hour program for high school students interested in being peer-to-peer health promoters

Futuro Latino—coordinate a community coalition focused on preventing/reducing drug and alcohol abuse among Latino youth

WHY IT MATTERS

Interpreter Training—>Annually, 40+ highly-trained medical interpreters are added to the region. They can get a good part-time job that serves as an entrée to health careers.

Interpreter Services—>Better communication between providers and patients/clients in over 12,000 appointments annually in our area leads to better health!

Promotores de Salud—>Each year, about 20 more trained lay health promoters learn about key health issues and connect regularly with Hispanic community members.

Promotores Jr.—>Youth are armed with reliable information on health and relationship topics and learn how to influence their peers. They also learn about health care careers.

Futuro Latino—>Community collaboration raises the awareness of parents and youth regarding the legal and personal consequences of underage drinking and drug use.

CONTACTS

Deb Stranges, Program [email protected]

Natalia Alvarez, Training [email protected] April Sellers, Program Support [email protected]

Deborah Foy, Promotores de Salud [email protected]

Tony Fajardo, Futuro Latino Coalition [email protected]

Address:601 University Blvd., MSC 9009Harrisonburg, VA 22807(Fax) 540-568-3172

www.brahec.jmu.edu

mailto:[email protected]





http://www.brahec.jmu.edu/

Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center

Not-for-profit, community based organization

Mission: To increase access to health and human services for members of underserved and “at risk” populations

www.nvahec.org

http://www.nvahec.org/

Language Services

Language Proficiency Assessments

Interpreter/translator training programs

Provider Education programs

Community Engagement initiatives

Consulting Services

Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center

PROVIDER EDUCATION

Consulting Community Engagement

CONTACT NV AHEC

Alexandria office:

Adelya Carlson, M.Ed

Director of Program Operations

703 549 7060

[email protected]

Peninsula office:

Mayra Creed

Language Access Manager

Phone: (757)-926-5249

[email protected]



AILEEN EDWARDS HARRIS,

MSA

PO Box 23116, Richmond, Virginia

23223

804.859.2808

[email protected]


Current Services:

• Consultation – Student Programs

• NHSC Ambassador

• Health Professions Advising

Current Programs:

• Barber & Beauty Health Career Awareness Campaign

• Coach Booker’s Playbook

• Project ACEe Bookclub

Event: Choose Virginia! A High School Health Career Awareness Recruitment Conference & Fair

Date: Saturday, October 10th

Location: TBD

WEBSITEwww.vhwda.org

http://www.vhwda.org/

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