News
New Partnership with Kingsville Community
March 13, 2020
Beginning late last fall, the LRGV AHEC has hosted a weekly community health worker training course for members of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Kingsville, TX. The course is led by LRGV’s Janie Escanero, CHW-I, and currently has three students (Charlotte Lewis, Donia Tatum, Andy Shelton). Prior to the start of the […]
Salud en Mis Manos (SEMMx)
March 13, 2020
SEMMx is in full effect at South Coastal AHEC! We are excited to get the word out about Salud En Mis Manos/Health in My Hands, education for Hispanic or Latina women regarding prevention and early detection of breast and cervical cancer and offer these women free or low-cost mammogram, pap smears and HPV vaccines. Our […]
South Central AHEC Scholars Win Poster Prize
March 13, 2020
Congratulations to our Scholars Gazhal Rashidi, Alyssa Crawford, Taylor Tisdale, Ifeoma Nkemakolam, Tamara Williams and Carlos Hinojosa! Their poster entitled “The Importance of Interprofessional Team-Based Care for the Homeless Population in San Antonio” was selected by the UT Health San Antonio interprofessional (IPE) poster review committee as the 2020 Community Service Learning Conference 3rd Place IPE Winner. Our Center […]
MRGB AHEC Scholars Serve Community
March 13, 2020
The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars program is a two-year program for college and university students enrolled in a health program to enhance their knowledge and offer real life experiences in a health setting. The program is offered at no cost and is one of many valuable services offered by MRGB AHEC to engage […]
Community Health Clubs
November 12, 2019
Community Health Clubs (CHCs) in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) are community-based organizations dedicated to improving public health in communities. CHCs are voluntary clubs where members of targeted communities meet once a week for a couple of hours to learn about health issues in their community. In March of 2019, the second phase of Salud con Sabor Latino […]
Kleberg Prenatal Health Project, Community Health Clubs
November 12, 2019
Overall goal for the project is to identify the factors that increase the risk of maternal mortality or morbidity for Hispanic/Latina women in South Texas. Two focus groups were conducted to identify these barriers and provided information necessary to create and administer a Maternal Health Club using the a “Prenatal Healthcare Model.”
AHEC Scholars Program Application Process Starts
October 9, 2019
The ST-AHEC is pleased to announce the opening of the application process for Winter 2019. The AHEC Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for health and health related discipline students to gain professional experience working in an interprofessional team-based community or clinical care setting, while they are still in school. This two-year program offers didactic and […]
Cooking with Dr. Ali
February 2, 2018
Dr. Fozia Ali, family physician, associate professor at UT Health, and an avid AHEC partner and Bexar TAB member, recently taught a Pakistani cooking class at the Raindrop Turkish House. Raindrop, a non-profit community center founded by Turkish-Americans in Houston in 2000, hosts monthly cooking series called Celebrating the International Flavors of San Antonio, as […]
New HCV Study in Eagle Pass
February 2, 2018
Southwest Border AHEC and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas in Eagle Pass have been notified by the Institute of Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS) that their grant partner, Dr. Wari Allison at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded a small community engagement grant through their Clinical Translation Science Award (CTSA) mechanism. The […]
Starting New Year with Pop Health Club
February 2, 2018
Starting back in October, South Central AHEC partnered with UT School of Public health to host high school students from across San Antonio and start a Population Health Club. Since then, students have been meeting on a monthly basis and have learned about GIS Mapping, Emergency Preparedness and much more! The club is now gearing […]