Northern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center - NNH AHEC

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.

05/03/2025

Take a look at this free virtual training coming up! Continuing Education Units provided include nursing, physician, social work, LADC & CRSW. Sign up today and pass it along to your friends and colleagues!

"🩺 Enhance Your Skills in Supporting People Who Use Substances!

Join us for a free virtual live training on May 29, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM (ET) via Zoom.

This session is designed for:
➡️ Behavioral health professionals
➡️ Physicians, PAs, NPs, Nurses
➡️ Human service providers

You’ll learn about:
✔️ The role of harm reduction in improving patient outcomes
✔️ Compassionate care approaches for patients who use substances
✔️ How harm reduction enhances personal and public safety

💡 Continuing Education Credits Provided!
Nursing, physician, social work, LADC & CRSW CEUs available.

👉 Register here: bit.ly/3RMVCEZ

Brought to you by AskPETRA & the NH Harm Reduction Coalition

"

🩺 Enhance Your Skills in Supporting People Who Use Substances!

Join us for a free virtual live training on May 29, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM (ET) via Zoom.

This session is designed for:
➡️ Behavioral health professionals
➡️ Physicians, PAs, NPs, Nurses
➡️ Human service providers

You’ll learn about:
✔️ The role of harm reduction in improving patient outcomes
✔️ Compassionate care approaches for patients who use substances
✔️ How harm reduction enhances personal and public safety

💡 Continuing Education Credits Provided!
Nursing, physician, social work, LADC & CRSW CEUs available.

👉 Register here: bit.ly/3RMVCEZ

Brought to you by AskPETRA & the NH Harm Reduction Coalition

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)!

03/28/2025

❗ Despite recent funding cuts, 𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀!❗

For 28 years, the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘂𝗺 has been a pillar of support for our region, addressing health disparities, connecting communities to care, and ensuring essential services remain available. While COVID-19 funding has ended, the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰.

We remain 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 to serve the North Country through our 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 💙

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

📢 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?
➤ 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 (https://secure.givelively.org/donate/north-country-health-consortium/support-nchc-s-community-health-worker-program),
➤ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 (https://northcountryhealthconsortium.my.site.com/chwcoalitionsignup/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJT4e5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbW24B2IFS7i-ACF6fYhBaXJF9pQ6bYrZseJ3NOF4D2tDa5X9agcs1fmNg_aem_9MjvZXbEOnhHui8UHDhh3A),
➤ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗨𝗽 (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D7P7KSR) for rural health! Together, we can continue building a healthier North Country.

03/26/2025

National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Week 2025 is here! Take a look at this post from the National AHEC Organization to learn a bit about the some of the impact AHEC had nationally in the 2033-2024 reporting year.

"AHECs play a vital role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals and improving care in rural and underserved areas, working to make healthcare more accessible and equitable for everyone.

How?

AHECs recruit, train, and support a diverse healthcare workforce to address national shortages and meet the needs of at-risk communities.

Here are some facts about the AHEC impact from 2023-2024:

270,088 students participated in AHEC health career pipeline/pathway programming.

30,947 clinical rotations were facilitated through AHEC, with 85% of those rotations taking place in disadvantaged communities.

7,738 health professions students completed the AHEC Scholars program, an interprofessional cohort designed to prepare Scholars with the leadership skills necessary to better serve vulnerable populations.

376,322 health professionals participated in continuing education programming to improve the quality of care for those living in medically underserved communities.

'When communities’ healthcare needs are met, our society is stronger and more resilient,' said Wanda Thomas, M.D., National AHEC Organization President and LSU Health Shreveport AHEC program director. 'AHEC training, recruitment, and retention of a culturally competent healthcare workforce make us an impactful organization throughout the country.'

🔗 To learn about the AHEC impact, visit:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nationalahec.org/resource/resmgr/core_data_flyers/nao_annual_data_flyer_2024fi.pdf "

National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Week 2025 is here!

To celebrate, we’ll be sharing inspiring stories and notable achievements from AHECs across the country.

AHECs play a vital role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals and improving care in rural and underserved areas, working to make healthcare more accessible and equitable for everyone.

How?

AHECs recruit, train, and support a diverse healthcare workforce to address national shortages and meet the needs of at-risk communities.

Here are some facts about the AHEC impact from 2023-2024:

270,088 students participated in AHEC health career pipeline/pathway programming.

30,947 clinical rotations were facilitated through AHEC, with 85% of those rotations taking place in disadvantaged communities.

7,738 health professions students completed the AHEC Scholars program, an interprofessional cohort designed to prepare Scholars with the leadership skills necessary to better serve vulnerable populations.

376,322 health professionals participated in continuing education programming to improve the quality of care for those living in medically underserved communities.

“When communities’ healthcare needs are met, our society is stronger and more resilient,” said Wanda Thomas, M.D., National AHEC Organization President and LSU Health Shreveport AHEC program director. “AHEC training, recruitment, and retention of a culturally competent healthcare workforce make us an impactful organization throughout the country.”

🔗 To learn about the AHEC impact, visit:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nationalahec.org/resource/resmgr/core_data_flyers/nao_annual_data_flyer_2024fi.pdf

03/19/2025

Certified Nurses Day is an annual day of recognition to celebrate nurses who earn and maintain the highest credentials in their specialty.

We invite you to recognize and celebrate with us by saying a big "THANK YOU" to the certified nurses you know and those certified nurses who contribute to better patient outcomes in our communities!