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Where Health and Education Form a Community

 As a community-based nonprofit agency, the Mid Rio Grande Border AHEC links students to health careers, professionals to educational resources and citizens to healthy living.  This is accomplished by offering continuing education, health career awareness, and health literacy throughout the communities.

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Community Health and Workforce Needs Assessment Laredo/ Webb County

Healthy Laredo: Evolution and Future of Health Disparity Community

The study was conducted in 2010 by the Area Health Education Center of the Mid Rio Grande Border Area of Texas, Inc., The City of Laredo Health Department, and the University of Texas Health Science Center to identify the needs of Webb County residents in regards to health, education, and quality of life issues. 

 

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MRGB AHEC serves 5 counties

MRGB AHEC serves the counties of Dimmit, Duval, La Salle, Webb and Zapata. The people of these counties count on AHEC to provide health and wellness educational programs.

A few programs offered include:

Mental health is a growing topic in our community and AHEC wants to help the community in any way they can. We do this by providing education on mental health topics, training sessions on how to respond to youth in a crisis and holding a mental health annual conference to promote awareness among health professionals.


We would like to remind the community to take time for yourself because your mental health is important to your overall well being. If you are experiencing a crisis please use these listed resources.

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Are you a student wondering about your educational future?

  • AHEC can introduce you to all health careers.

  • AHEC can introduce you to health professionals and schedule shadowing and mentoring experiences.

  • AHEC can help you explore higher education programs.

Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt charitable organization registered in the United States

 

 Mid Rio Grande Border AHEC Program Copyright © 2021
1505 Calle Del Norte, Ste. 430  |  Laredo, Texas 78041
T: (956) 712-0037  |  F: (956) 712-8601  |  [email protected]