Northern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center - NNH AHEC

04/10/2026

🌎 National Public Health Week

So… what is public health?

It’s not just hospitals or doctors—it’s the work happening every day to keep our communities safe, healthy, and supported.

Public health looks like:
💙 Helping someone access recovery support
💙 Supporting youth and families
💙 Training the next generation of healthcare workers
💙 Responding to emergencies and preventing crises
💙 Building healthier systems for everyone

At North Country Health Consortium, public health is woven into everything we do.

Stay tuned this week as we highlight what public health looks like here in the North Country.

02/08/2026

📣 Call for Presenters: Finding Traction in Mud Season
🗓 April 14, 2026 | Statewide | Virtual

👉 Submit your proposal by February 20, 2026:
🔗 http://bit.ly/4tiAJTN

We’re inviting clinicians, social service providers, public health professionals, and community partners to submit a session proposal for Finding Traction in Mud Season, a statewide interprofessional conference focused on innovations in practice and whole-person wellness.

Sessions are intended to support interprofessional continuing education (CE) and cross-disciplinary learning across health and social services.

We welcome a range of session lengths, including extended trainings. Collaborative and practice-focused proposals are encouraged!

11/01/2025

🎓 CE Track Spotlight!
We’re thrilled to offer a track of Continuing Education opportunities at the North Country Public Health Conference & Annual Meeting — giving professionals the chance to earn up to 4 Continuing Education Credits in one day!

Each breakout block features a CE-eligible session led by experts across public health, recovery, and community wellness, including:

✅ Building Recovery Ready Communities — Mark Lefebvre
✅ North Country Stories: An Ethical Approach to Storytelling in Public Health — Kirsten Durzy
✅ Youth & Adult Homelessness in Rural New Hampshire — Molly Houle & Madison Lemay & Erik Becker
✅ Stigma & Bias Among Marginalized Populations in SUD & Mental Health (2-hour training) — Jennifer Goulet
✅ Engaging Disabled Voices: Accessible & Inclusive Community Engagement Strategies — Emilia Poehlman & Hannah Pease

📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
📍 Mountain View Grand, Whitefield, NH
🔗 Register now: https://northcountryhealthconsortium.my.salesforce-sites.com/es/event/home/northcountryconference
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Accreditation Statement:
This activity is being provided by The North Country Health Consortium.

Nursing:
North Country Health Consortium/NNH AHEC is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity was approved for up to 4.0 Nursing Contact Hours. Activity #628

Physician:
The North Country Health Consortium/NNH AHEC is accredited by the NH Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The North Country Health Consortium/NNH AHEC designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

06/27/2025

Check out this self-paced virtual training that offers continuing education units!

🧠 New CEU-Approved Training for Providers! 💻
Are you a healthcare or human service professional working with people who use substances?

🩺 Enhancing Provider Skills Among People Who Use Substances is a free, self-paced virtual training designed to support compassionate, evidence-based care.

🔍 You’ll learn about:
✔️ The role of harm reduction in improving patient outcomes
✔️ Compassionate care practices
✔️ Personal safety and public health strategies

📍 Hosted on Moodle | 🆓 CEUs available
🔐 Enrollment Key: Password1!
🔗 Register here: https://moodle.nchcnh.org/enrol/index.php?id=74

This course is brought to you by Ask PETRA and the NH Harm Reduction Coalition.

🧠 New CEU-Approved Training for Providers! 💻
Are you a healthcare or human service professional working with people who use substances?

🩺 Enhancing Provider Skills Among People Who Use Substances is a free, self-paced virtual training designed to support compassionate, evidence-based care.

🔍 You’ll learn about:
✔️ The role of harm reduction in improving patient outcomes
✔️ Compassionate care practices
✔️ Personal safety and public health strategies

📍 Hosted on Moodle | 🆓 CEUs available
🔐 Enrollment Key: Password1!
🔗 Register here: https://moodle.nchcnh.org/enrol/index.php?id=74

This course is brought to you by Ask PETRA and the NH Harm Reduction Coalition.

06/10/2025

Northern New Hampshire AHEC is a proud program of North Country Health Consortium (NCHC), and NCHC is participating in NH Gives this year.

Please consider donating something the NCHC!

Even donating as little as $25 could help us get a gas card for a health career student (medical student, PA student, etc.) to attend shadowing and learning opportunities here in the North Country and expand the opportunities to attract healthcare students and future providers to eventually practice here in the North Country and in rural settings.

Take a moment to check out our page and donate if you can!

Thank you!

I’m ready to support North Country Health Consortium on June 10, 2025 during NH Gives 2025. Learn more about North Country Health Consortium and all the other organizations participating in NH Gives 2025.

05/09/2025

Have you nominated a NH Healthcare Hero yet?

Nominations are open now at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z79RY67

Join us in celebrating our NH Healthcare Heroes by nominating someone today!

Have you nominated a NH Healthcare Hero yet? Join us in celebrating the amazing work of healthcare professionals! Nominations are open now at www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z79RY67 or on our website.

04/11/2025

📣Upcoming Free Training Opportunity!
Addressing Stigma and Bias in SUD and Mental Health. Happening April 23rd at 1:00PM. Continuing Education Provided! Registration: bit.ly/4cjAjnQ

04/10/2025

Congratulations, Wanda Castillo-Diaz, for being the first Community Health Worker (CHW) in NH to recieve their licensure through the Universal Application!

AHEC is excited for the opportunity for CHWs to apply for licensure.

See the application requirements here: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/community-health-workers

🎉 Congrats to Wanda Castillo-Diaz, the first CHW in NH to receive licensure through the Universal Application!

AHEC is excited for the opportunity for CHWs to apply for licensure. See the application requirements here: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/community-health-workers

04/10/2025

There's some great work being done at the Hugh J. Gallen Career and Technical Center and the CTE program for dental carrers at Littleton High School/Daisy Bronson Middle School, getting students ready for dental careers.

Check out this video to learn more about this fantastic program!

04/09/2025

Come say "Hi" to NNH AHEC's Director, Kris, and Deputy Director, Laura, at the Criminal Justice Career Fair at Plymouth State University today until 2 PM!

Not only will have the opportunity to learn about health careers that intersect with the criminal justice system, but they're pulling double-duty and have information about some other programs at North Country Health Consortium as well!

So if you want to learn more about health careers with our NNH AHEC team, Drug Treatment Court of Grafton County, Ask PETRA, or the work we do with Recovery Friendly Workplaces in the North Country, go visit Kris and Laura at PSU (or, as always, check out nchcnh.org or give them a call at 603-259-3700)!