What is SEAHEC?
The Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) has provided continuous service to the counties of Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz along the Mexico border region of Arizona since its inception in 1984. This was the first center to be established by the Arizona AHEC System through a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This AHEC focuses on the unique health service and public health needs of this border region. The scope of work during this last year has been largely directed toward the recruitment and retention of health professionals and health professions students in its underserved communities. Because these communities are largely Hispanic or Native American, this work stresses the importance of cross-cultural and cross-lingual experiences. It also places priority on creating new opportunities for career and personal enhancement among the health professionals in these communities; motivating young people to continue their education in preparation for service to their communities; and providing models of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and community-oriented primary care education for health profession students.

SEAHEC is one of five Area Health Education Centers in Arizona. SEAHEC Provides services to the residents of Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise counties. As an Area Health Education Center, the mission of SEAHEC is to improve the development, recruitment, minority representation, distribution, and retention of health professional personnel in Arizona's rural and medically underserved communities. Through community and academic partnerships, SEAHEC delivers educational programs and services created to address the shortage of health care personnel and lack of health care resources available in our rural communities.

How can SEAHEC help me?
SEAHEC offers programs and resources for students who are interested in becoming health professionals. SEAHEC offers two programs in which students can participate in, through the SEAHEC Health Careers Club and the Southern Arizona Border- Health Careers Opportunity Program (SAB-HCOP). These programs are aimed at promoting health careers in minority populations and in bridging higher education with our rural communities. This program provides college and high school mentoring and tutoring, scholarship and financial aid information, health career fairs, SAT and ACT test preparation, computer skills and other educational seminars and workshops. SEAHEC Health Careers Club and SAB-HCOP also offers fun club activities and site visits that develop leadership skills, enhance motivation and empower students to learn.

Furthermore, SEAHEC Health Careers Club and SAB-HCOP will promote summer enrichment programs at the high schools, Pima Community College, Cochise Community College and the University of Arizona. These summer programs will allow students to become familiar with both high school and college environments as well as give "hands on" experience learning about health professions.

Where do I go from here?
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