Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center
Address
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 989-0001
Description:
The Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center (SWLAHEC) is a nonprofit community-based agency that delivers health care information and education and supports recruitment of young adults for health careers and continuing education programs for health professionals. Funding for SWLAHEC, which covers 13 parishes in southwest Louisiana, is provided through the LSU Medical School, federal, state and local grants, sponsorships, and donations. SWLAHEC also operates the Learning Resource Center (LRC), a medical library service for health professionals in Southwest Louisiana. LRC is a partnership between SWLAHEC and the UMC O.P. Daly Memorial Library.
SWLAHEC sponsors preceptorships, summer camps and programs for graduate medical, post secondary, high school, and elementary school students and provides library services for health professionals and consumers, containing information on health care careers, health and wellness, scholarships, universities, health care statistics, professional and science materials. SWLAHEC also coordinates and conducts health promotion programs in areas such as special health services for children, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, diabetes care, and tobacco use and prevention, among others.
SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS: RHAP TEAM (Resource for HIV and AIDS Prevention)
Project Coordinator: Alison Bradford, RSW. This program targets 15-24 year olds in Public Health Regions 4 and 5 serving Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin and Vermilion Parishes. Primary intervention will be street outreach strategies that focus on youth who engage in behaviors that put them at risk for HIV infection. Secondarily, small group interventions using the BART (Becoming A Responsible Teen) curriculum will be provided to agencies with high-risk youth. (Call 337-989-0001 for dates, times and places) SEE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DETAILS.
Hours:
8:30am-5:30pm/Monday-Friday
Handicap Accessible?
No
Is Shelter?
No
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Address Listings
Mailing
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Physical (Primary)
103 Independence Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70506
Contacts
Person in charge - Jeanne Solis
Primary Contact
Executive Director
Phone Numbers
Referrals
(337) 989-0001
Administrative
(800) 435-2432
Fax
(337) 237-0054
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
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