Rappahannock Area Health Education Center

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Reach out to an older friend or loved one and remind them that you see them 👀, hear them 👂, and support them 💕. is part of healthy aging. Start the conversation. samhsa.gov/resources-serving-older-adults

Health Science Explorer Camps Registration Opens May 1st at 10 am! Keep an eye out for the link to sign up! The camps are free and open to any high school students interested in a healthcare career.

RCC Glenns Campus June 24-28
RCC Warsaw Campus July 15-19
9:00a-12:30p including a field trip out into the community to local hospitals, PT practices, and dental offices

Rappahannock Community College
Virginia Area Health Education Centers
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority

For more information: https://www.dea.gov/takebackday -locator

#DEATakeBack National Prescription Drug Take Back Campaign (April 27, 2024) 6sec OC [General-TV06DH] DEA Take Back public service announcement reminding communities about the upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2024. For more infor...

It's Spring, time to CLEANUP your medicine cabinet of unneeded Rx meds and drop them off on April 27, 10am-2pm, local time, for proper disposal. Find out where now: www.DEATakeBack.com

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Signs & Symptoms of Stimulant Use Disorder
For more information and presenter bios, visit www.rappahannock.edu/ahec

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Medication Misadventures
For more information and presenter bios, visit www.rappahannock.edu/ahec

In partnership with Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance (BRTA) and Master Center for Addiction Medicine (MCAM), Rappahannock AHEC collaborated to identify and secure three new access sites for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services in response to the opioid epidemic in rural counties in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.

If your organization is interested in REVIVE! training to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone (Narcan ®), reach out for more information!

Rappahannock.edu/ahec
National AHEC Organization
Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
Virginia Area Health Education Centers
Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance - BRTA
Rappahannock Community College

📣 📣 📣 CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSING THE NCLEX!! 📣📣📣

Kendra Yates, Hunter Dunlevy, and Amber Headley graduated from Rappahannock Community College Associate Degree in Nursing program in December 2023 and participated in the AHEC Scholars Program.

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
National AHEC Organization
Virginia Area Health Education Centers

UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES
Implementing Effective SUD Treatment in Regional and County Correctional Facilities. Note that you must register for each webinar.
For more information visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implementing-effective-sud-treatment-in-correctional-facilities-tickets-772436206487?aff=oddtdtcreator

Happy Advocacy Day! A big thank you to our Virginia Area Health Education Centers regional directors for all your hard work and dedication to Virginia's healthcare workforce. We're excited to have you all in Richmond today to represent our commonwealth.

Check out this photo taken at the General Assembly Building!

Are you interested in helping out your community? Perhaps you want to increase your knowledge and skills in Emergency Medical Services. If this interests you check out what is happening at Rappahannock Community College in their Spring Semester...