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The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is a federally funded program established in the United States in 1972 "to improve the supply, distribution, retention and quality of primary care and other health practitioners in medically underserved areas."
The North Carolina AHEC Program evolved from national and state concerns with the supply, distribution, retention and quality of health professionals. In 1970, a report from the Carnegie Commission recommended the development of a nationwide system of Area Health Education Centers.
The Greensboro Area Health Education Center (Greensboro AHEC or GAHEC) changed its name to "Piedmont AHEC" on February 1, 2023. It is one of nine regional centers affiliated with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program. It is administered by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Carnegie Commission (1970). Higher Education and the Nation’s Health: Policies for Medical and Dental Education, A Special Report and Recommendations, McGraw-Hill Book Company, ISBN 0-07-010021-7; Gessert C and Smith D (1981). “The National AHEC Program: Review of Its Progress and Considerations for the 1980s," Public Health Rep. 96(2)
The Northwest Area Health Education Center (Northwest AHEC) of Wake Forest School of Medicine is one of nine regional Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers program. Northwest AHEC is an educational outreach center and training program designed to better the health of the public in its 17 ...
KFF, an independent health policy nonprofit, estimates the subsidies have cut premiums for eligible enrollees by 44%, or $705 annually. The organization says that if the tax credit expires ...
AHEC may refer to: Tilen Ahec, a Slovenian soccer player who played for 2016–17 NK Aluminij season Area Health Education Center , a center in the U.S. federal government program Area Health Education Centers Program
South Carolina AHEC programs include undergraduate and graduate level medical education, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and dental education, as well as all family practice residency programs in the state. South Carolina AHEC maintains partnerships between the university and communities across the state, as evidenced by more than 200 full ...