CATSKILL HUDSON AREA HEALTH EDUCATI

CATSKILL HUDSON AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER IMPROVES THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN SERVING DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS AND SUPPORTS PRACTICE/CARE TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS, WORKING WITH 120 PARTNER ENTITIES HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITALBASED NETWORKS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE AGENCIES, AND COUNTLESS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC HEALTH COALITIONS. CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ACTIVE IN 11 COUNTIES (AND BEYOND) COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, DUTCHESS, GREENE, ORANGE, OTSEGO, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SCHOHARIE, SULLIVAN, AND ULSTER. WE ALSO DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES AND ARRANGE PLACEMENTS FOR FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE THEIR EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTINGS. WORKING WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDING PARTNERS AT THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OUR AHEC SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS A MICROCERTIFICATE PROGRAM THAT WILL IMPROVE HOW STUDENTS WILL EVENTUALLY COORDINATE AMONGST THEIR PEERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS. AMONG OTHER KEY PURPOSES, CATSKILL HUDSON AHEC WORKS IN TANDEM WITH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, REGIONAL PLANNING COALITIONS, AND HEALTH SYSTEM REDESIGN OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, TO PROMOTE IMPORTANT OUTCOMES VIA HEALTHPROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROMOTION, EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES, USAGES OF NEWER HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, ENGAGMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITH LARGER HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND WAYS TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, TO NAME A FEW SUCH TOPICS