National Health Corps: Community Health Fellowship NEPA

03/25/2026

Happy National AHEC Week!

Northeast PA AHEC proudly partners with National Health Corps: Community Health Fellowship NEPA to help strengthen the nation's healthcare workforce.

Read more about NEPA AHEC's role with NHC and check out some testimonials from NHC members!

03/15/2026

National AHEC Week is coming up! Keep an eye out for posts the week of March 23-27 highlighting some of the amazing ways Northeast PA AHEC has strengthened their region's healthcare workforce. Stay tuned!

03/08/2026

National Health Corps members are doing amazing things for their communities!

Northeast PA NHC: CHF member Sally Smith, who serves at the Eastern PA Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation, organized a clothing drive with The Wright Center when a client at the chapter needed a winter coat.

Read more about Sally's clothing drive here: https://fox56.com/news/local/wright-center-and-epilepsy-foundation-host-free-community-closet-for-people-with-epilepsy

Thank you for all that you do for NHC and for your community, Sally!

The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement partnered with the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania (EFEPA) on Wednesday to host a free Communit

02/22/2026

Do you know the differences between heart diseases?

For February's Heart Health Month, take a look at this heart disease fact sheet to raise your knowledge and awareness on heart health. The more you know, the more aware you can be to prevent cardiovascular diseases for yourself and loved ones!

02/15/2026

February is Heart Health Month! Check out some of these daily heart health challenges to take on for each day of the month. Small changes make a big difference!

02/09/2026

Bill Leonard from Leonard Workforce Solutions is back again for another NHC training session! For February's training, Bill spoke to the NHC members about interviewing for jobs and how to prepare.

Thank you Bill, for the valuable workforce development training!

02/01/2026

Meet one of our National Health Corps: CHF members, Zenaida Cosme! This is Zenaida's 2nd term serving with NHC and we are thrilled to have her as a member again! Zenaida serves as a Community Health Worker at The Wright Center in Scranton, PA. Read her "About Me" to get to know her more!

01/29/2026

Ever wonder...What the Heck is AHEC?! NHC Program Director Mary Theresa Mazur was featured in WVIA's Community Connection Podcast to discuss everything AHEC. Listen to the podcast here:

An interview series dedicated to celebrating the incredible work of nonprofit organizations across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Airs each Friday on WVIA Radio during NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered programs. Also available as an extended podcast.

01/25/2026

Earlier this month, National Health Corps: CHF members had their January training session with Bill Leonard from Leonard Workforce Development. The training session focused on Resume Building. Thank you to Bill Leonard for an other great training workshop to help our members with their own workforce development!

01/18/2026

We are Vaccine Confident! Check out this informational reel one of our NHC members, Dana Scandura, put together to raise awareness about vaccines. Please check out this reel and share it to spread the word on vaccines!

01/11/2026

National Health Corps: Community Health Fellowship members from Northeast PA had the opportunity to attend the Community Health Worker Conference in State College. Check out what some of their key takeaways were. What an awesome experience to be a part of!

12/25/2025

National Health Corps: CHF Northeast PA is wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season.