Improving Diversity & Healthcare Simultaneously
Underserved communities in southern Alabama need a more diverse & skilled workforce. We’re here to help that happen.
Promoting the Quality & Diversity of Healthcare for Underserved Communities in West-Central AL
For Alabamians in the West-Central region of the state, equal access to quality healthcare and equal representation within the healthcare system translates to equal opportunity across a lifetime. To empower communities by supporting and educating the healthcare workers that treat them, AHEC devotes time, money, resources, and recruitment for underserved populations throughout Alabama.
Established as a community-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the West Central Alabama Area Health Education Center (WCAAHEC) is located in Demopolis, Alabama, and focuses on impacting the lives of vulnerable populations in the communities it serves. The aim of the WCAAHEC is to improve health equity in West Alabama by supporting healthcare workforce and community-based initiatives aimed to address social determinants of health.
We’re Strengthening Healthcare Services in a Community Near You
The WCAAHEC service region includes Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Wilcox Counties.
Board of Directors
Veronica Triplett, Chair
J. W. Cowan
Gladys Hill
Brittany Shanks
Brittney Anderson, MD
Alice Bristow
Michael Luther, MD
Executive Director
Rosie London, MSM, MHR
Executive Director
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Regional Centers
The Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Center is funded in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the federal agency charged with training health professionals and improving health care for people who are geographically isolated, economically disadvantaged or medically vulnerable. The contents of this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
