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{{Program | |||
|ProgramName=Area Health Education Centers | |||
|ProgramType=Program | |||
|OrgSponsor=Health Resources and Services Administration | |||
|CreationLegislation=Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1971 | |||
|Purpose=To enhance the distribution, diversity, and quality of the health workforce by fostering partnerships between academic health centers and underserved communities, aiming to improve access to health care in rural and urban under-resourced areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-grant/area-health-education-centers |title=Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref> | |||
|Website=https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-grant/area-health-education-centers | |||
|ProgramStart=1972 | |||
|InitialFunding= | |||
|Duration=Indefinite | |||
|Historic=false | |||
}} | |||
'''Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)''' are a network of institutions across the United States designed to enhance health professional education, particularly in underserved areas. They aim to recruit, train, and retain health care providers to improve health care access, diversity, and quality in both rural and urban settings. | '''Area Health Education Centers (AHECs)''' are a network of institutions across the United States designed to enhance health professional education, particularly in underserved areas. They aim to recruit, train, and retain health care providers to improve health care access, diversity, and quality in both rural and urban settings. | ||