AHEC UPDATES

Southern Utah AHEC is proud to report another successful year in 2022-2023. We continued to work hard to improve the health of our rural communities, and we made significant progress in a number of areas.

One of our highlights of the year was our participation in the National AHEC Organization (NAO) Conference, which was held in Salt Lake City in June 2023. Three of our staff members, Carrie Torgersen, Lauren Gleave, and Carrie Olvera, presented on the topic of "Improving Health Outcomes By Bridging Resources and Social Drivers With Community Health Workers." Their presentation was well-attended and very successful.

We also continued to provide a variety of other programs and services to our communities in 2023. These included:

• Facilitating clinical rotations for health professions students

• Sponsoring the Utah Health Scholars program

• Producing and distributing the Utah Directory of Health Training Programs

• Providing high school students with opportunities to explore health careers

• Hosting 3R Net, a national job board for rural health care positions

We are grateful for the support of our partners and stakeholders, and we look forward to continuing our work to improve the health of our rural communities in 2024 and beyond.