National Training Center

The NAO National Training Center (NTC) facilitates national continuing education projects utilizing the AHEC network. The NTC is ideal for organizational partners seeking a way to reach healthcare providers of the nation’s rural and underserved populations. Through the NTC, NAO may subcontract with given state or regional AHECs to generate audiences for a national partner’s educational initiative. Email Dwain Harris, NAO CEO at dwharris@nationalahec.org, for more information.

Current Projects

HPV Project

The National AHEC Organization received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide education to health professionals regarding the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Selected AHEC entities in all 50 states have worked to increase awareness as well as train health professionals about the HPV vaccine in an effort to increase HPV vaccination rates.

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Lupus Initiative

A continuing partnership with the American College of Rheumatology has given more than 25 AHEC centers the opportunity to provide Lupus networking, education, and resources to under-resourced, high-risk communities. NAO and ACR have worked to implement learning and networking sessions, building awareness of the disease and building relationships with practicing rheumatologists.

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Maternal Telehealth Access Program

In May of 2020, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) sought the partnership of NAO to reach providers with education related to telehealth for prenatal and postpartum care. The HRSA project was developed in response to COVID-19 as a part of the CARES Act, and its goal is to reach communities bearing a disproportionate burden of maternal and infant disease and death during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rural Telementoring Training Center

In the summer of 2020, UT Health San Antonio asked NAO as well as some individual state and regional AHECs to be part of a three-year, HRSA-funded project that will develop the national Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC). The RTTC will provide training, tools and technical assistance for implementation and evaluation of telementoring programs for rural and remote American communities.

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