ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
The ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) is dedicated to strengthening
ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s health workforce, with a focus on rural communities and addressing workforce
shortages. The Center oversees various programs, including the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Area Health
Education Centers (AHEC), which operate through six regional community-based centers
across the state. As part of the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥'s role as the state's
health campus, the Center supports health program planning, community partnerships,
and intercampus collaboration. It provides a statewide framework to support health
workforce development, from career exploration and training to continuing education.
Over the course of 18 months, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar and public health practice alumna Mariah Seater will be traveling to Iceland to research family justice centers in the Arctic with the hopes of applying her findings to ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ communities.
Several ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ state legislatures joined the annual Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice symposium to celebrate with faculty, alumni and nearly 40 students from the program.
Faculty members from the Division of Population Health Sciences held a reception to celebrate their graduating Spring class. Friends and family were invited to mark a milestone for students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS). Faculty held gold balloons that spelt out 2023 and posed with their students.