Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC)
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
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.
HOSA-Future Health Professionals
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.
Drug Education & Prevention of HIV (DEPTH)
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.
Where we work
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Lafayette, LA
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Lake Charles, LA
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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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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC)
Board of directorsas of 08/28/2017
Dr. Alan LeBato
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Term: 2012 - 2021
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