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At TAHEC we offer a variety of services designed to increase awareness and education as well as  provide training and resources for health related issues in our area

 

• Delta Rural Access Program (DRAP)

 

The  Delta Rural Access Program (DRAP) is an  initiative that  addresses 18 of Alabama’s   rural  Delta Counties unmet  health care needs and prevalent health disparities through the development of  innovative projects.

 

The primary focused of  DRAP is to :1 provide a delivery of preventive services for   individuals who are at-risk of developing chronic health diseases (i.e. – diabetes,  heart disease, obesity, thru  health   promotion and education); and 2) increase  access to prescription drugs for medically indigent, to  include Medicare and Medicaid  populations.

 

 

• Community Training Center (CTC)

 

The CTC is an American Heart Association approved Program that provides Basic and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Instruction.

 

The center’s coordinator monitors teaching activities for various sites within the CTC and provides certification for instructors and encourages Public Access Life Support programs.

 

 

• Black Belt Medical Reserve Corps (BBMRC)

 

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was founded after President Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address in which he  asked all Americans to volunteer in support of their country.MRC is a specialized component of the Citizens Corps, a National network of volunteers dedicated  to ensuring home town security.  Citizen Corps, along with the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Peace Corp are all part of the President’s USA Freedom Corps, which promotes volunteerism and service throughout the nation.

 

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• Rural Access to Early Defibrillation (RAED)

 

The Tuskegee Area Heath Education Center in conjunction with the Black Belt Medical Reserve Corps (BBMRC) provides life-saving CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training to local churches, businesses, and municipalities through a grant program called Rural Access to Emergency Devices.

 

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• Health Care Enrollment Program

 

The Affordable Care Act(ACA) provides Health Insurance to millions of individual through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

 

TAHEC has enlisted a cadre of “certified Marketplace Navigators and Assistants” who help protect the consumers in understanding new programs, take advantage of consumer protections and navigate the health insurance system to find the most affordable coverage that meets the consumer’s needs.

 

 

• Health College Connection Program

 

Health College Connection Programs I and II are designed to identify, prepare, and increase the number of minority and disadvantaged students entering health care careers.  The aim of HCCP I and II is also to increase the number of health care providers in Alabama’s underserved Black Belt counties.

 

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