Gulfcoast South AHEC Enews

April 2015

Gulfcoast South AHEC connects students to careers, professionals to communities and communities to better health. We inspire, train, recruit and retain a diverse and broad range of health professionals to practice in communities where the need is greatest.

GSAHEC helps to educate health professions students and health care providers on the latest guidelines regarding tobacco and the easiest way to refer tobacco users to our cessation services. As always, please let us know how we can assist in your efforts to improve the health of underserved communities.

PERSONNEL CHANGES

In Warm Appreciation

for more than twelve years of service, we would like to wish Paula Murray, Office Manager, a fond farewell! Paula retired at the end of February and will be enjoying her days in the best way she sees fit. We were very fortunate to have her with us for so many years and are grateful for her service and support.

Congratulations is in store for Petra Adamson, who served as our Program Assistant for several years, before accepting her new challenge as Office Manager for Gulfcoast South AHEC.

Lucy Velasquez

Last, a big Welcome to Lucy Velazquez, who joined us last month as our new Tobacco Program Assistant. We're glad you joined the team!

REACH Summer Job Shadowing Program - Applications Available Online

The REACH Summer Job Shadowing Program is designed to provide minority or disadvantaged (low-income, first generation going to college) students interested in health careers a rare and unique opportunity to explore a variety of health care occupations.

Students living in the counties of Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota will seek job shadowing opportunities and complete research projects for which Gulfcoast South AHEC will award them a stipend. These hands-on health career experiences permit students to learn from experienced health professionals, increases their knowledge about health careers, and motivates the students to develop effective short and long term health career plans.

Applications are available here and must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, May 1, 2015.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Joan Beatty, Student Programs Coordinator

(941) 361-6602 ext. 22

jbeatty@health.usf.edu

Need assistance in helping your patients quit tobacco?

IQuit with AHEC can provide the tools needed to support your staff in their efforts. Our Systems Change program can help your clinical practice meet healthcare reform, meaningful use, and joint commission tobacco measures. For more information contact Hailey Shaughnessy at

(941) 361-6602 ext 27.

Looking for free CE? Click here for resources.

www.gsahec.org

GSAHEC Palm Tree

King Middle School HOSA Members are Winners!

By: Joan Beatty, Student Programs Coordinator

Congratulations to the Martha B. King Middle School members of Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) on your awesome success at the HOSA State Leadership Conference!

First Aid/Rescue Breathing
Cameron LeMay - 1st place
Logan Bullard - 3rd place

Medical Reading
Jada Termeer - 4th place

Medical Spelling
Brooke Capparelli - 1st place

Community Service Awards - Silver Medal
Ella Mae Bisio

Community Service Awards - Bronze Medal

Tamara Cleman

HOSA Happenings - Gold Medal
Essence Faison

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Community Health Workers: Making it Happen!

By: Ansley Mora, Training & Education Coordinator

Gulfcoast South AHEC had the privilege and honor to provide Community Health Worker training to the outstanding Reach & Connect CHWs employed by the Florida Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (FBCCEDP). This is a fairly new concept under the well established FBCCEDP and the goal of the training was to provide core competency education in each of the five domains established by the Florida CHW Coalition. In addition, information on the newly created Florida CHW Certification was provided to the 14 CHWs in attendance.

We thoroughly enjoyed playing a part in this program and we wish all of the CHWs the very best in their goal to Reach & Connect underserved women to better breast health.