Western New York Rural
Area Health Education Center
he Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program is a locally directed, federally and state supported program to improve health care by establishing partnerships between the institutions that train health professionals and the communities that need them the most.
he Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN) has agreed to be the sponsoring agency in Chautauqua County for an AHEC regional satellite office. A site coordinator is employed by the CCHN to coordinate local needs. Major goals of the AHEC program are to:
- coordinate placement of health professional trainees into underserved areas in hopes of recruiting needed providers
- enlist the participation of area providers as training sites
- educate students about health professional career opportunities
- identify continuing education and activities that enhance careers of local providers.
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