The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to identify strategies that focus the learner to become socialized to the role of the nurse educator.
Jun 14, 2022 10:08:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in teaching, Nursing, registered nurse
The purpose of this activity is to enable the learner to identify strategies that focus the learner to become socialized to the role of the nurse educator.
Jun 9, 2022 2:30:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in NCAHEC, health careers, Wake Forest School of Medicine, camp med, summer camp
During the summer of 2021, Alan Morales, 17, completed Northwest AHEC Camp Med, an educational summer program geared at exposing students to the varied career opportunities in the health care field which also introduces them to basic skills such as the Heimlich maneuver, CPR and how to tie a tourniquet.
Jun 9, 2022 11:13:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in mental health, Nursing, climate change, environment
Americans trust health professionals as sources of credible information on climate change. Health care providers and public health officials have the potential to reach and motivate a vast and diverse population of Americans to protect their health.
Jun 6, 2022 9:09:44 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in CME, hospital, hospital medicine
Join us September Friday & Saturday, September 23-24, 2022 for the Update on Hospital Medicine Conference at beautiful Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head, SC!
Jun 1, 2022 8:58:12 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in health careers, camp med, summer camp
Northwest Area Health Education Center (NWAHEC) is gearing up for another fun and informative virtual Camp Med this summer. Last year’s camp hosted more than 600 participants from North Carolina and beyond. This year the self-paced camp will be available again to students in grades 8 to 12, from June 1 through July 31.
May 24, 2022 8:06:12 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in NCAHEC, Nursing, uncg, registered nurse
Congrats to the UNCG School of Nursing Students who graduated! May Commencement was held on May 5th and this photo was taken with four RN to BSN graduates. Students in the photo are from left to right: Breean Falcon, Michele Stretz, Carrie Hill (Director), Stephanie Hooks, and Bianca Engram.
May 23, 2022 10:55:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in behavioral health, recovery, counseling, intervention
Join us virtually on June 16-17, 2022 for the NCPAT Conference. This year’s conference will feature a highly interactive learning experience from the House of Ruth Maryland Training Institute. Topics will include research on effectiveness of intervention programs, program design, being part of a community coordinated response, and supporting resilience and self-care.
May 17, 2022 3:00:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Community, senior services
Northwest AHEC has a long term department service to Senior Services of Winston-Salem. This article highlights Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist gift toward the construction of the new Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness which had its groundbreaking ceremony on April 27th. .
May 9, 2022 8:47:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Labor & Delivery, fetal monitoring, NC health department
Northwest AHEC offered a workshop on April 13, 2022: “Basic Fetal Monitoring for North Carolina Health Departments,” with Mona Brown Ketner MSN, RN, C-EFM serving as the faculty member. This activity, which was the second workshop of its type, educated 50 public health nurses from across NC Health Departments. The programs reached 21 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
Apr 25, 2022 1:29:19 PM / by Brooke Kochanski
Northwest AHEC joined the March for Babies movement to create positive change for moms and babies everywhere, especially those most at risk.
The Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides and supports 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.