2022-2023 TOBACCO FREE FLORIDA AHEC CESSATION PROGRAM - REACH STUDENT PROGRAMS - ACCESS PROGRAM
2022-2023 Annual Report WELCOME Gulfcoast South Area Health Education Center (GSAHEC) connects students to careers, professionals to communities and communities to better health. For more than 28 years, GSAHEC has fostered programs that educate and enhance the well-being of the communities we serve. The rich history of providing education to health professionals and students, training and supporting medical interpreters and community health workers, and inspiring and preparing youth to enter any one of the healthcare professions that our communities so desperately need, continues to be a source of pride and inspiration for the future. Through our ACCESS Program, we offer medical interpreting training, cultural competency seminars, occupational Spanish classes, community health worker training and more. As part of the Tobacco Free Florida AHEC Cessation Program, we are the group cessation provider in our local counties, and provide a variety of trainings to healthcare providers and health professions students to assist them in helping their patients become tobacco-free. Finally, our REACH Student Programs help inspire students to choose a career in the health professions or care for underserved populations. Through education, we strive to fulfill our vision where every person has access to quality care. Gulfcoast South AHEC is an organization to whom you can turn to provide education, support and inspiration for healthier communities. Our tagline, Promoting Community Health through Partnerships & Education, speaks to the importance of partnerships in the work we do. We plan to fortify our partnerships and good work for many years to come. Thanks to all for your support in helping us meet our mission! Sincerely, Chris/Ansley Christine Coviello Board Chair Ansley Mora Chief Executive Officer Our Mission Our Vision Our Tagline To provide health education that improves the well-being of the communities we serve. We envision healthy communities where every person has access to quality care. Promoting Community Health through Partnership & Education
TOBACCO FREE FLORIDA AHEC CESSATION PROGRAM AHECs work in every county of the state to help reduce the use of tobacco by delivering effective evidence-based cessation services for tobacco users and training programs for health care professionals. Providing Cessation Services to Tobacco Users 1,645 Cessation Attendees 352 Group Quit Sessions Educating & Training Health Professions Students 647 Health Professions Students 34 Trainings & Online Modules Offering Continuing Education to Practicing Healthcare Professionals 302 Healthcare Providers 50 Trainings & Online Modules Systems Change & Behavioral Health Initiatives 7 Systems Change Target Sites 15 Behavioral Health Programs 3 CareerSource Collaborators A Multitude of Community-based, Healthcare and Business Partnerships Testimonial: “I have tried all the quick fixes from Wellbutrin and Chantix, to hypnosis and acupuncture. I was fortunate to go to many of the classes. I strongly recommend it. They provide patches as well as your choice of gum or lozenges for those creepy trigger moments. And each new class brought me greater understanding to be rid of cigarettes. I am done with the patches and occasionally use a piece of gum. Thank you for this program. I cannot recommend it enough.” -Carrie T. 3
2022-2023 Annual Report REACH STUDENT PROGRAMS REACH Health Careers Presentations 43 Student Participants 69 Video Views REACH Career Chats 187 Video Views REACH Health Careers Camps DeSoto Memorial Hospital & HCA Florida Blake Hospital 25 Students Attended Over 30 Health Careers Highlighted REACH/HOSA Future Health Professionals Partnerships 30 Students Participated Regional, State, & International Competitions REACH Intern Program 6 Interns - 5 College & 1 High School 470 Total Hours GSAHEC's REACH (Recruitment & Educational Assistance for Careers in Health) Student Programs inspire students to choose a career in the health professions or care for underserved populations. These programs help students learn from health professionals, increases their knowledge about healthcare, and motivates the students to develop effective short and long term educational career plans. AHEC Scholars Program Cohort 1 = 7 Completers Cohort 2 = 11 Completers Cohort 3 = 13 Completers Cohort 4 = 10 Completers Cohort 5 = 14 Participants Testimonial: “As excited as I am to begin my career in public health, I am sad my time at GSAHEC has come to a close. Coming in to the program as a masters student, I had a fair amount of education on an array of public health topics, but lacked experience. The REACH program provided a multitude of opportunities to gain hands-on training in various fields. A skill I developed throughout the program was my communication. GSAHEC works with various audiences, requiring adaptation of communication skills and styles into ones that are mindfully tailored. The program also really helped me to improve my networking skills. There was no shortage of opportunity to meet professionals in all areas public health. The internship at GSAHEC exceeded all expectations. The knowledge that I’ve gained in such a short span of time is immeasurable. I would highly recommend this program to other students!” - Meghan S.
ACCESS PROGRAM Medical Interpreting Training 28 Participants Three 40-Hour Trainings Occupational Spanish Workshops 60 AHEC Scholars Participants 4 Virtual 10-Hour Trainings Cultural Competency Trainings 150 Participants AHEC Scholar Module Community Health Worker Training Florida AHEC Network Planning Initiatives GSAHEC's ACCESS (Advanced Cultural Competence Education & Support Services) Program strives to reduce health disparities and liability risks by assisting local health and human services organization in providing effective care to linguistically and culturally diverse communities. Testimonial: “I enjoyed every bit of the training. Thank you so much for this opportunity. I feel gratitude for having you as my professor and for sharing your expertise in a professional and yet warm welcoming way. The GSAHEC Medical Interpreter Training was beyond my expectations for a 40 hours training. It is thorough, relevant, and yet easy to understand. The classes, books, videos and additional resources, where most helpful, and accessible. I will spread the word about this training and look forward to continue my career development as a Medical Interpreter in the near future.” - Michelle F. 5
2022-2023 Annual Report GSAHEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rodica Vasilescu, PhD, APN-C Christine Coviello Chair, CenterPlace Health Cirelle Fitzsimmons, RN, BSN Treasurer/Secretary Rona Seiple, RMA Cirelle Fitzsimmons Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Victoria Reinhartz, PharmD, CPh Mobile Health Consultants, Inc. Diane Ramseyer, MPA, CPP Drug Free Charlotte County Karina Clarke Taylor Collignon Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery Student Representative, LECOM Bradenton Victoria Reinhartz Ximena Granada Freedom Health & Optimum Health Care Diane Ramseyer Vice Chair, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Anne Wenders, MPH Ex Officio Member, USF Federal AHEC Program GSAHEC STAFF Rona Seiple Ansley Mora, MNM Karina Clarke Officer Chief Executive Taylor Collignon Liliana Irwin, CMI ACCESS Program Director Donna Byars, CPA Joan Dixon, BA, CTTS Fiscal & Administrative Coordinator Director of Student Programs Jordan Palmer, BS Nicole Marquez, MA, CTTS Special Projects & Marketing Coordinator Tobacco Program & Training Manager Ximena Granada Nathan Horner, MBA, CTTS Tobacco Systems Change & Cessation Specialist Anne Wenders Heather Soucy, AS, TTS Tobacco Cessation Specialist Joelle Davis Tobacco Program Assistant
7 ANNUAL INCOME Donations & Grant Funding $16,226 ACCESS Program Federal HRSA Grant $15,272 $107,078 Total Annual Revenue: $1,069,475 Florida Tobacco Cessation & Training Grant $930,958
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