West Central Missouri Area Health Education Center
Connecting Students to Careers,
Professionals to Communities, and
Communities to Better Health.

West Central Missouri AHEC (Area Health Education Center)

West Central Missouri AHEC provides presentations and activities to encourage youth to consider careers in health care.  Our two main programs are "ACES" and Youth Health Service Corps.  Click on the links to the left to read more about these programs.

AHEC also offers presentations to classes and communities on the benefits of health careers.

On February 3, 2009 several ACES and ACES+ students travelled to Jefferson City to meet with their local legislators in support of funding for the MAHEC programs.

 

 

Front row (left to right) Rebekah Stewart, Beth Furnish, Lisa Chen, Selicia Cain  Back: Jonny Vargas, Canesha Walker

 

 

Youth Health Service Corps training in full swing.

 

 

Students in Patti Balano's BioMed class at Blue Springs Freshman Center

 

 

 

 

 

Ten students from various high schools in Lafayette County completed Tier 1 training of the Youth Health Service Corps program.

 

The West Central Missouri Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is a regional center of the statewide Missouri Area Health Education Centers.   Every county in Missouri is represented by one of seven regional centers. The WCMO AHEC serves the counties of Jackson, Johnson, Cass and Lafayette.

Our mission:

To enhance access to quality health care, particulary primary and preventative care, by growing and supporting Missouri's Healthcare Workforce.

 


Contact Us:

West Central Missouri AHEC
c/o Greater Kansas City LINC
3100 Broadway, Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64111

Stephanie Taylor
Executive Director
816-410-8380
816-410-8381 fax

staylor@kclinc.org

Stefanie Baines
Recruitment Coordinator
816-410-8382
816-410-8383 fax

sbaines@kclinc.org

Shaunna Overfelt
Program Assistant
Youth Health Service Corps Coordinator
816-410-8384

soverfelt@kclinc.org

Health Education Coordinator
816-889-8500

staylor@kclinc.org

staff@wcmoahec.org