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East Texas Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

The East Texas Area Health Education Center (AHEC) began in 1991 as a cooperative agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to enhance access to quality health care, by improving the distribution of health care professionals through community/academic educational partnerships. We have significantly broadened our mission, our resources and our accomplishments. We receive funding from national, state and local community funds.

We partner with our communities in 111 counties

to recruit people into health careers
to provide community-based training for health professions students
to encourage recruitment of health professionals
to support the continued professional growth of practicing health professionals
to provide health education information that fosters healthy behaviors
to evaluate, maintain and maximize local health care resources

	The East Texas AHEC is a program consisting of
	A Program Office based in Galveston at the University of Texas Medical Branch (coordinates grants and fiscal management, reporting, planning and development, and serves as UTMB campus liaison)
	Nine community-based centers (conduct local needs assessments, plan and collaborate in designing local education activities, implement community-level activities, assist in evaluating outcomes and are guided by local Boards in accordance with contract scope of work)
			Brazos AHEC based in Waco Capital AHEC, based in Austin Coastal AHEC, based in La Marque DFW AHEC, based in Irving Greater Houston AHEC, based in Houston Lake Country AHEC, based in Tyler Pecan Valley AHEC, based in Victoria Piney Woods AHEC, based in Nacogdoches Prairie AHEC, based in Denton
	Over 1000 collaborators/partners (provide critical influence, support and involvement in our success)