MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee AHEC Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) got off to a great start this school year at James Madison Academic Campus. This year the program is being led by Medical College of …
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Broadening Horizons at 5th Annual Global Health Day at UW-Madison
MADISON – South Central WI-AHEC (Area Health Education Center) partnered with UW-Madison’s Global Health Institute on November 3 to facilitate the 5th Annual Global Health Day at UW-Madison for area high school students. Seven high …
Teachers Gain Hands-On Experience at Health Science Educators Academy
MADISON – Teachers from across Wisconsin gathered to learn more about health science classroom opportunities at Madison College on July 25-26, 2017. The Health Science Educators Academy was sponsored by the North Central and South …
High School Students Explore Health Careers
BEAVER DAM – On Tuesday October 24, 2017, a select group of students and an advisor from both Horicon High School and Mayville High School participated in a Health Careers Exploration Day at Beaver Dam …
Marty Schaller Departs NEWAHEC: Begins CFO/COO Role with Lakeshore Community Health Clinic
MANITOWOC – Marty Schaller announced his departure from the Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers to become the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Lakeshore Community Health Care in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Schaller was the Executive Director …
AHEC Welcomes Two New Regional Directors
Annie Short MANITOWOC – Annie Short became Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC’s (NEWAHEC) executive director. Short brings 10 years of experience working with community organization and the prevention of substance abuse and mental health. Short graduated from …
Aurora Adult Day Center Milwaukee CHIP 2011
By: Jonathan Fricke MILWAUKEE — I lacked any “real” clinical medical skills the summer before medical school, interning as an arts program coordinator at the Aurora Adult Day Center, a place for people with age-related disabilities. …
2014 CHIP Intern Spotlights
Ross Johnson (Grant County / Scenic Rivers AHEC region) I was interested in my CHIP site (S.A.F.E. Grant County Coalition based out of the Grant County Health Department) because of the variety of projects they …
2014 CHIP Mentor Spotlights
Linda Conlon (Oneida County Health Department / Northern Highland AHEC region) Oneida County Health Department values hosting CHIP interns for several reasons: To foster an environment and learning experience that promotes population-based health care through …
CHIP Intern McKenzie Liegel Helps Improve Local Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among WIC Participants in Juneau and Adams Counties
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 …