By: Aaron Robinson Oshkosh – Aaron Robinson, an AHEC intern placed at Winnebago County’s Health Department, initiated a novel policy change that will allow for more accurate tracking of alcohol use to improve public health statewide. His internship was sponsored by AHEC’s Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) during summer 2012. Aaron Robinson worked with the “re:TH!NK” …
By: Alissa Siegenthaler, Wisconsin AHEC statewide communications assistant WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Nic Werbeckes graduated from UW–Madison in May 2013 with a degree in dietetics. Desiring a career in a rural setting one day, Werbeckes’ future plans include medical school to pursue family medicine, internal medicine or pediatrics. Werbeckes was placed in Wood County in central Wisconsin …
By: Alissa Siegenthaler, AHEC statewide communications assistant ANTIGO – Victoria (Tori) Strutz is majoring in Kinesiology with a Business Management minor at UW-Oshkosh and, through CHIP, was the public health intern for Langlade County in summer 2013. Strutz was given the ability to work with a wide breadth of programs and areas in the community. Her …
By: Megan Hakes, AHEC statewide communications assistant MAUSTON- Through her CHIP internship with the Juneau/Adams WIC program, UW–Madison graduate McKenzie Liegel realized her interest in food insecurity and childhood nutrition. Now looking into food distribution methods in Tennessee through AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), Liegel is grateful for the related experiences she had through …
By: Megan Hakes, AHEC statewide communications assistant CHIPPEWA FALLS –Now in her last semester in the UW-Eau Claire nursing honors program, Meagan Lechner’s focus is a combination of public health, women’s health, and obstetrics. When she discovered Chippewa County Department of Health’s breastfeeding promotion CHIP internship, she knew it was a perfect fit! Prior to her …
By Joel Davidson, South Central AHEC center director and Kari Steck, South Central AHEC health careers summer camp coordinator For 14 years, South Central Wisconsin AHEC, formerly Southwest Wisconsin AHEC, has been offering high school students in our region a chance to learn about wonderful careers in health care. Students hear directly from health care …
By: Alana Erickson, Scenic Rivers AHEC marketing assistant “I loved this camp. Coming here was a great experience that I will never forget. I will not forget any of the new family that I have met here either,” stated Earl Lamont, one of the 10 American Indian students who attended a Health Careers Camp in …
By: Carol Pinkston, North Central AHEC program manager In June 2013, 18 students from North Central AHEC’s 11-county region visited Marshfield Clinics in Marshfield, Weston and Wausau, Aspirus Hospital, Birge Clinic, UW-Stevens Point, Northcentral Technical College and the Stevens Point Salvation Army over the course of four days for the first annual North Central AHEC/ …
MADISON – In December, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), released the funding opportunity announcement for renewals of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) grants, for the five-year period from 2017-2022. The announcement indicated the intention to fund up to 55 …
LA CROSSE – Scenic Rivers Wisconsin AHEC and Mayo Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in La Crosse teamed up to provide a simulation based exploration of nursing and respiratory therapy careers. Students from across the region spent time assessing respirations, intubating and practicing bone drilling. “I feel like I may want to change my major to respiratory …
