NC AHEC Digital Library to be Relaunched with Major Improvements on June 23, 2025

On June 23, 2025, a new and improved ADL will launch, introducing a simplified and more efficient search function, called a discovery service.

The new ADL’s discovery service will allow users to search in all our resources at once. This makes searches easier, faster and more efficient, and ensures all the relevant information will be presented in the search results.

After the change, most users will access the ADL through the MyAHEC portal. Make sure you have an active MyAHEC account by June 22, 2025. Go to www.ncahec.net/create-account to create an account.  

If you have any questions about creating your account, you may contact your Librarian, Janice Moore, at jdmoore@wakehealth.edu.

The bird flu (H5N1) is becoming a greater concern among people who track infectious diseases.

A recent article in Nature explains why changes in how the disease spreads could affect humans, and a new LibGuide from UNC Health Sciences Library collects key resources to help understand the current bird flu situation.

To learn more, check out the ADL's Highlighted Resources for February 15:
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
Avian Influenza - "Bird Flu" (H5N1) Guide

Food insecurity for children is a serious issue that can have lifelong impacts on health.

Dear Healthcare Partners, 

In an effort to better address the significant shortage of health care workers, Northwest AHEC is partnering with the NC Center on the Workforce for Health (NC AHEC, Sheps Center, NC IOM), the NC Chamber Foundation to develop and implement a plan to create the next generation of healthcare clinicians and staff.

The Northwest AHEC Practice Support Team was awarded a grant from NC Medicaid supporting five different online self-paced learning activities.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) rates are increasing earlier and more quickly than usual in 2022, leading to higher risks for infants and young children, older adults, and adults with chronic conditions.

For over 30 years, the NC Area Health Education Center RN Refresher Program has helped thousands of nurses rejuvenate their careers and go back to work. Now more than ever, our state needs nurses. The program is offering a discount for the program through April 30th. 

This series, formerly the Advanced Medical Home (AMH) Webinar Series, is designed to support practice managers, quality improvement professionals, care coordinators, and others within your practice who are responsible for meeting the NC Medicaid Managed Care provider requirements. All webinars are from 5:30-6:30 PM. Join us for one or for all!



Thursday, February 24 | Evaluating Medicaid Transformation
Thursday, March 24 | COVID-19 Vaccination in the Medicaid Population
Thursday, April 28 | Topic coming soon!
Thursday, May 26 | Topic coming soon!

Is your practice interested in getting help from an interprofessional team of graduate level health professions students participating in a leadership group through the North Carolina Medical Society call the Future Clinical Leaders College? 

Please join NC Medicaid Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shannon Dowler and Chief of Quality Kelly Crosbie, along with all the NC Medicaid Managed Care Plan CMOs and Behavioral Health (BH) Directors, for the November Back Porch Chat on Thursday, November 18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

In addition to timely hot topic updates, this webinar will focus on Behavioral Health Collaborative Care Codes and how we can support a practice's ability to help us achieve the goal of integrated physical and behavioral healthcare for Medicaid beneficiaries in NC. The Managed Care Plan BH Directors will be speaking to key aspects of successfully using specific BH collaborative care codes, and colleagues in practice will share how codes are used in primary care including best practices, lessons learned, specific use cases/scenarios, and more!