Western Washington Area Health Education Center
2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
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WWAHEC
2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
News & Events
News Archives
Health
Professionals/
Student Placement
Volunteer/Retired
Providers Program
Statewide Office
of Rural Health
Community Health
Assessment, Planning
& Development
Primary Care
Provider Recruitment
Shop
WWAHEC
2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
News & Events
News Archives
Health
Professionals/
Student Placement
Volunteer/Retired
Providers Program
Statewide Office
of Rural Health
Community Health
Assessment, Planning
& Development
Primary Care
Provider Recruitment
Shop
WWAHEC
2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
News & Events
News Archives
Health
Professionals/
Student Placement
Volunteer/Retired
Providers Program
Statewide Office
of Rural Health
Community Health
Assessment, Planning
& Development
Primary Care
Provider Recruitment
Shop
News & Events
RURAL OUTREACH NURSING EDUCATION
The Rural Outreach Nursing Education (RONE) project is an exciting program using the latest in distance education teaching and technology to allow incumbent health care workers to pursue an Associate Degree in Nursing in their home community. The courses, including prerequisites, will be available on-line through Lower Columbia College in Vancouver. Clinical education will occur at the student/employee’s hospital or clinic, and augmented with additional experiences within the student’s community.
The program has been developed through a partnership of education, rural hospitals and clinics, state and non-profit agencies brought together by the Western Washington AHEC. The program received unanimous approval of the Washington Commission on Nursing, and the first group of approximately 20 students will begin classes in January 2009. Several clinical training sites are being developed across the state. Nursing staff at the sites are being identified to be trained to be clinical educators for the students.
Project partners include:
Western and Eastern Washington AHECs
Eastern Washington Partnership Workforce Development Council
Health Workforce Institute
Ferry County Memorial Hospital
Johnson & Johnson Promise of Nursing
Lower Columbia College
Mason General Hospital
Morton General Hospital
Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers
Washington Center for Nursing
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges
Western Washington Rural Health Care Collaborative
Form more information, contact Helen Kuebel, the Director of Nursing Programs at Lower Columbia College by email at hkuebel@lowercolumbia.edu or calling 360-442-2861
Go to VRP page or e-mail Christine Lindquist for more information.
Web Page! WWAHEC provides direct links to distance learning programs.
Web Page! WWAHEC provides direct links to financial aid information.
Volunteer Resource Toolbox available to download
Great news: the Resource Toolbox Volunteers Expanding Access to Health Care is now available on-line as a pdf. This handbook was designed to support managers of clinics in identifying, recruiting and maintaining a cadre of volunteers, and is located on our Volunteer/Retired Providers Program page. The Toolbox is divided into seven chapters so that you may download and reproduce only the portions you need. Download the Toolbox now! You will need Adobe Acrobat to download these documents.
Understanding primary care capacity in your community
The Western Washington Area Health Education Center can assist your community in analyzing the capacity of their health service area for supporting primary care providers. The module is referred to as the Primary Care Capacity Model and is helpful in determining primary care physician and midlevel recruitment and retention strategies. Understanding what an approximate capacity is for supporting primary care practices can help local health delivery stakeholders make strategic decisions on recruitment of primary care providers. Having an understanding of whether a market is above or below capacity leads to a better understanding of market share and practice sustainability. Read more about the PC Capacity Model.
Fall Prevention next topic for WWRHCC Videoconference Series ... see archived story
Keeping Elders Healthy workshop in Port Angeles ... see archived story
Helping the Hurt: Pain Assessment and Management February event in Rural Hospital Videoconference Series ... see archived story
Inaugural Western Washington Rural Hospital Videoconference set for September 13th . . . see archived story see follow-up story
Western Washington AHEC participates in Healthiest State campaign . . . see archived story
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2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310
Seattle, WA 98121
Ph: 206.441.7137
Fax: 206.441.7158
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