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Tennessee AHEC Program Contacts
For any questions regarding the Tennessee AHEC contact:
Charlotte Woods
615-327-5784 I cawoods@mmc.edu
Charlotte Woods, MPH, CHES
Program Manager
Myrtle Russell
Assistant Director
Central Tennessee AHEC - Tennessee Primary Care Associaton
Raymond Mitchell
Center Director
East Tennessee AHEC - Cherokee Health Systems
Bob Franko
Project/Center Director
Tennessee AHEC Mission:
To improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals with an emphasis on primary care - in urban and rural Tennessee.
Tennessee AHEC Goals:
- Establish productive links between academic health centers, health professionals, community-based organizations, and consumers to the benefit of the underserved and rural populations.
- Identify local health needs and responses through community input and participation.
- Promote health and prevent disease through culturally appropriate interventions.
- Increase the number of underrepresented, low income and racial/ethnic minorities entering into health education programs
- Implement inter-disciplinary,continuing education and training for health professionals.
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The Tennessee Model State Supported AHEC Program is supported by grant number U77HP03040 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the investigators and do not necessarily represent the official views of the HRSA. © 2010 Meharry Medical College Tennessee AHEC Program