Creating Effective Health Education Materials: A Personal Approach
Developing health education materials—such as flyers, social media posts, and handouts—plays a vital role in engaging our community....
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SEAHEC
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Announcing Our New Program Name: SEAHEC - Community Health Advocates for Migrant Population Services (CHAMPS)
We are excited to announce that the Migrant Healthcare Coordination Program has officially changed its name to SEAHEC - Community Health...
Gail Emrick
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Recognizes Gail Emrick as Alum for Outstanding Public Health Leadership
In late September 2024, Columbia University’ Mailman School of Public Health held its annual Alumni summit and recognized key alumni for...
SEAHEC
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Paying Our Respects for the Loss of Our Friend Efrain Gutierrez, 1981 – 2024
On August 17, 2024, we lost our dear friend and colleague Efrain Gutierrez, a farmworker and Community Health Worker from Winchester...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC Team Shines at the NIH ComPASS Annual Meeting in Bethesda Maryland
In September 2024, the NIH ComPASS (Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society) Annual Meeting was held in Bethesda, Maryland,...
Brenda Sanchez
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A Message from SEAHEC’s New Executive Director
I am honored to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Southeast Arizona Health Education Center (SEAHEC). As a...
Gail Emrick
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Changing of the Guard – SEAHEC Says Farewell & Welcome to its Executive Directors
Farewell Gail! Gail Emrick will be resigning as Executive Director of SEAHEC at the end of August. Since 2008, Gail has led SEAHEC - the...
SEAHEC
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Tucson JTED youth supporting Nogales youth through SEAHEC's project R.E.A.L
JTED graduates lead workshops for high schoolers through Circles of Peace Nogales-based Youth Against Drugs & Alcohol (YADA) group,...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC Collaborates with Pima JTED for Community Health Worker Training Program
This past school year, for the third year in a row SEAHEC is proud to have collaborated with the Pima JTED Community Health Worker (CHW)...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC Advances Proyecto Juntos “ Increasing Access to Mental Health Services” – with Collaborative Trainings and Community Engagement
SEAHEC is making significant strides in our NIH funded ComPASS Award- Proyecto Juntos through collaborative training and robust community...
SEAHEC
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Digital Stories as an Arts Based Tool for Assessing Community Assets
In September 2023, SEAHEC received one of 25 National Institutes of Health ComPASS awards in the country, a distinguishing achievement...
SEAHEC
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Project Nourish: Utilizing Food Pantries as an Entry Point for addressing a variety of needs in rural southern Arizona
During the COVID 19 pandemic, SEAHEC collaborated with numerous agencies throughout southern Arizona to combat the pandemic, providing...
SEAHEC
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Welcome to Christine Ashimwe, SEAHEC's new Program Manager for CHAMPS
Christine came to Tucson in 2020 as a political asylee from Rwanda. Since that time she has worked at International Rescue Committee...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC is awarded $6 million from the National Institute of Health Common Fund
SEAHEC, a local health education agency working in rural southeastern Arizona, was awarded 1.1 million this year, with an anticipated...
SEAHEC
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Promoting Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services: SEAHEC helps Cochise County Organizations incorporate standards & improve services
At the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, when community-serving organizations were suffering from personnel shortages, among other...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC CHW's bring mental health & Wellness program to border communities: Funding from CIGNA Foundation promotes culturally appropriate care.
On Wednesday mornings at the Nogales Senior Center, many of the elders are now excited to participate in a very unique and lively...
SEAHEC
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“Entre Nosotros”, a Mental Health and Wellness Program
"Entre Nosotros / Between Us” is a Mental Health & Wellness program, being offered by SEAHEC, to the Nogales and Douglas communities. It...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC Migrant Health efforts & impact grow: with funding from CDC Foundation and Pima County Health Department
With the growing number of migrant and asylum seekers arriving at the U.S. Mexico border in recent years, SEAHEC and its close partners...
SEAHEC
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Santa Cruz County Overcoming Substance Addiction Consortium (SOSA)
In 2019, the Santa Cruz County Overcoming Substance Addiction Consortium (SOSA) initiated a network of organizations to engage in...
SEAHEC
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SEAHEC receives visit from CDC Foundation
On Wednesday, January 25th, CDC Foundations program representative, Caitlyn Gudmensen, came to conduct a site visit with SEAHEC, as we...
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