Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC)

Lafayette, LA   |  www.swlahec.com

Mission

To improve health status through access to information, education and health services

Ruling year info

1992

CEO

Margaret "Bootsie" Durand

Main address

103 Independence Dr

Lafayette, LA 70506 USA

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EIN

72-1191867

NTEE code info

Management & Technical Assistance (P02)

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

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AHEC of a Summer

This 2-3 week high school student volunteer program introduces approximately 200 students annually to numerous health careers. Students volunteer in our 13 parish region at local hospital or health facility sites.

Population(s) Served

HOSA is an international student organization that provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition for middle school, secondary, post-secondary and collegiate students interested in a health career.

Population(s) Served

Funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services/SAMHSA, SWLAHEC began implementing The Drug Education and PrevenTion of HIV (DEPTH) Project on October 1st, 2008.    The DEPTH Project seeks seek to prevent substance abuse and HIV among African-American youth between the ages of 12 - 17 who live in the high-risk minority communities of southwest Louisiana. This project will utilize small group interventions with a youth development approach to address and reach the goals of this project.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

  • Lafayette, LA

  • Lake Charles, LA

  • Louisiana

Accreditations

Louisiana Association of Nonprofits (LANO) Standards for Excellence 2004

Louisiana Association of Nonprofits (LANO) Standards for Excellence 2007

Awards

Excellence in Health Professions Student Training 2008

National AHEC Organization

Outstanding Rural Health Program 1996

Louisiana Rural Health Association

Award of Program Excellence 2005

LA Department of Health & Hospitals

Excellence in Health Careers Recruitment 1994

National AHEC Center Directors Association

Financials

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Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC)

Board of directors
as of 08/28/2017
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Dr. Alan LeBato

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Term: 2012 - 2021


Board co-chair

Laurie Fontenot, MSN, RN

ATI/Ascend Learning

Term: 2012 - 2021

Laurie Fontenot

LCTCS

Alan LeBato

LCMH

Peggy Wolfe

McNeese College of Nursing

Margaret Durand

SWLAHEC

James McAdams

Beauregard Memorial Hospital

Christele Strowder

Covance

Winston Williams, Sr.

Jeff Davis Parish School Board

Frank Bergeron

Service Machine Specialties, Inc.

Lisa Boudreaux

Allen Parish School Board

McDonald Carheel

Carheel Consulting, LLC

Therese Ellender

St. Landry Parish School Board

Sherri Gage

Iberia Comp. Comm. Health Center

Katie Hebert

University Hospital & Clinics

James Lyons

First Nat'l Bank of Louisiana