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SWI-AHEC announces recipients of 2015-16 Mini-Grants

November 20, 2015

Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC) has awarded more than $17,000 in funding to nine area tax-exempt organizations as part of its 2015-16 Mini-Grant Program.

"This amount represents an investment in our future," said Jane Friona, executive director of SWI-AHEC. "When you look at the entire health workforce pipeline - middle school, high school, undergraduate, graduate and professional levels - every step is important, and the educational resources we help provide to area institutions not only boosts interest in health careers and assists in education, but also ultimately improves healthcare in southwest Indiana."

The organizations receiving SWI-AHEC Mini-Grants are:

Organizations in Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties that promote health careers for youth (6-12 grade), engage health professions students, or provide continuing education for health professionals in southwest Indiana were eligible to receive a mini-grant from the Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC).

SWI-AHEC stands for Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center. It began as a regional center in 2008, and it is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

SWI-AHEC is part of a national network with a mission to improve health by leading the nation in the recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health workforce for underserved communities.

For more information, contact:

Jane Friona

Executive Director
Southwest Indiana AHEC
College of Nursing and Health Professions, HP 2090
8600 University Boulevard
Evansville, Indiana 47712
812-461-5446
jefriona@usi.edu
usi.edu/swi-ahec

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