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New Online Modules on Opioid Use Disorder: Register Now
Nov 12, 2024 8:30:00 AM / by NW AHEC posted in opioid, opioid use disorder
16th Annual "One Community in Recovery" Conference: Registration Open
Nov 7, 2024 10:00:00 AM / by NW AHEC posted in mental health, behavioral health, recovery, addiction, counseling
16th Annual “One Community in Recovery” Conference Healing Together: Building Stronger Communities
Annual Share the Health Fair to Offer Free Screenings, Tests and Other Services
Oct 30, 2024 1:38:40 PM / by NW AHEC posted in Social Determinants of Health, health care
The 24th annual Share the Health Fair, sponsored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Northwest Area Health Education Center, will be held this Saturday, Nov. 2. More than 10 free screenings, tests and other health-related services will be available to the public.
Celebrating 50 Years of Health Education and Community Impact - NWAHEC Annual Report Now Available
Oct 10, 2024 10:28:01 AM / by NW AHEC posted in NCAHEC, Community
Engaging LGBTQ Youth and Families: A Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
Aug 14, 2024 3:10:00 PM / by NW AHEC posted in mental health, psychology, LGBTQ
Live webinar Engaging LGBTQ Youth and Families: How Do You Show You are an Ally?
App State to Host First Aging Well Conference for Caregivers and Older Adults May 16 and 17 (High Country Press Article)
Apr 29, 2024 11:38:04 AM / by NW AHEC posted in Geriatric, aging, Appalachian state
Healthy aging — and finding ways to age well — is the focus of the first Appalachian State University Aging Well Conference, to be held May 16 and 17 at the Levine Hall of Health Sciences in Boone. The event is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Highlights from the 2024 North Carolina Annual STI Update Conference
Apr 9, 2024 7:30:00 AM / by NW AHEC posted in public health, STIs, conference
The North Carolina Annual STI Update was held on March 20, 2024, as fully remote for presenters and attendees for the fourth year in a row. Hosting it virtually allowed Northwest AHEC and partners to offer the longstanding and reputable continuing professional development activity to a larger audience. Northwest AHEC collaborates with the following organizations to plan and provide the activity: NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Section and Communicable Disease Branch; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Infectious Diseases; Southeast STD/HIV Prevention Training Center; NC HIV Training and Education Center; and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases.
First annual Emerging Leaders in Healthcare Conference for AHEC Scholars
Apr 4, 2024 3:30:00 PM / by NW AHEC posted in NCAHEC, Scholars
Health Careers & Workforce Diversity hosted the 1st annual statewide Emerging Leaders in Healthcare Conference for AHEC Scholars from February 16-18, 2024. This event, tailored for Scholars in Cohorts 5 and 6, drew approximately 169 AHEC Scholars to the Piedmont AHEC region for 20 hours of vital didactic education as part of a new statewide enrichment model complementing region-specific didactic hours across AHEC centers.
AHEC Scholar and WSSU Student awarded NC Space Grant to fuel her research in growing crops in space
Feb 12, 2024 10:00:00 AM / by NW AHEC posted in Scholars, WSSU
Remember A'nya Bucker, we introduced her last year as an outstanding Northwest AHEC Scholar. She is being recognized with an NC Space Grant! Read the full article on our blog from WSSU.
Winston-Salem State University student A’nya Buckner of Morrisville is unleashing her genius out of this world. The junior biology major with a chemistry minor has been selected by the N.C. Space Grant as one of the 2023-2024 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) STEM Bridge Scholars.
Registration Open: 2024 NC Annual STI Update
Jan 29, 2024 3:01:00 PM / by NW AHEC posted in public health, STIs, Hepatitis C, women's health
Join us virtually on March 20th to explore the latest developments in sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, diagnosis and treatment specific to North Carolina.