CHECK OUT THE VIDEO ON WBRC! People with the University of Alabama's College of Continuing Health Sciences will work with AHECs, or Alabama Area Health Education Centers, to extend school and training opportunities to high school students in rural areas. They'll focus on kids in high school from rural areas to consider careers in healthcare and convince them of why it's important to use those skills in places similar to their hometowns. The University already has a rural

Alabama, by geographic definition, is basically a rural state - with more than 80% of the state or 54 counties out of a total of 67 - classified as rural. According to the latest U.S. Census report in 2010, almost 2 million Alabama residents, or 41%, reside in those 54 counties in areas where city dwellers might consider “the country.” In fact, there is no public-access hospital in seven of those 54 counties. This means residents in those communities must drive at least 30 mi

There’s a new health careers enrichment program for 10th-12th grade students who live in Lowndes County! The Lowndes County Health Career Academy (Academy) will open for Saturday school on January 27 and run through August 11, 2018. Applications are available at the local high schools: the Calhoun School, Central High School, and Lowndes Academy. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 16, 2018, and space is limited to a maximum of twelve students who will be accepted to

Lowndes County high school students can apply for Saturday Health Careers Academy There’s a new health careers enrichment program for 10th-12th grade students who live in Lowndes County! The Lowndes County Health Career Academy (Academy) will open for Saturday school on January 27 and run through August 11, 2018. Applications are available at the local high schools: the Calhoun School, Central High School, and Lowndes Academy. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 16, 2