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[Our Mission & Vision] [Staff and Board of Directors] [AHEC Locations and Map]
New York State has serious health workforce shortages. Hospitals, long-term care and home healthcare agency leaders in communities across New York State have identified critical shortages in dental, medicine, mental health, nursing, medical technology, as well as ongoing needs for medicine and pharmacy.
The Board of Directors and staff of Catskill Hudson AHEC are dedicated to developing a strategic plan and specific initiatives to address these shortages. The focus of our 2008-2010 Strategic Plan is in four major areas:
- Nursing Workforce Development: Analyzing the issues of nursing faculty shortages, recruitment and retention of nursing personnel and continuing education programs for nursing professionals.
- Allied Health Professions Workforce Development: Collection and analysis of data on manpower shortages in the allied health professions and developing programs to promote these professions as a career choice.
- Technology Development: Establishing an inventory of video and teleconferencing capabilities across our 11-county region and developing connectivity for distance learning programs.
- Health Career Pipeline Programs: Working with hospitals, healthcare organizations, schools and BOCES within the Catskill Hudson AHEC region to develop and support programs that expose youth to health careers and assist them through their studies to achieve the academic requirements for their chosen health profession.