Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center, Inc.

Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that provides health education and training services through federal grants, serving northeast Florida. As a subrecipient of federal grants, the organization carries out area health education center activities such as convening meetings, providing staff, creating learning opportunities, sponsoring health professions students, and conducting training around topics like behavioral health, cultural competency, and emerging health issues.

Through subawards from the University of Florida, Northeast Florida Area Health Education Center, Inc. has provided specific services including maintaining an organizational structure with a board of directors composed of health providers, educators, and leaders; providing board development programs; employing qualified staff; creating interdisciplinary education programs for health professions students; offering didactic and experiential training focused on collaboration, social determinants of health, and other core areas; collecting data and participating in evaluation efforts; and developing clinical sites to host trainees. The subawards supported area health education center work and activities like the AHEC Scholars Program in northeast Florida counties.