Area Health Education Center for Western Washington 
Area Health Education Center

​EASTERN WASHINGTON AHEC
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER
Area Health Education Center (AHEC) for Western Washington is located at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington.  

AHECWW works to:
  1. Increase diversity and distribution among health professionals,
  2. Enhance health care quality,
  3. Improve health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations.​
The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) for Eastern Washington is located at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington. 

Eastern Washington AHEC:
  • Work to establish a youth pipeline of health care professionals from rural communities
  • Conduct a needs assessment of the continuing education needs of health care professionals working in rural health clinics
  • Support recruitment and placement in the Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program​​