October 25, 2023

It’s that time again for our quarterly Front Desk/PSC/SBHC Staff Training. This time we will do it a little differently and have everyone attend the same class instead of spreading it out over three days.

We try to keep these short, informative, and fun! There will be gift card rewards for those who score highest in the Kahoot! Learning game that has accompanied the training in the past. 

This training is *Mandatory*. If there is a reason you’re unable to attend, please send Steven Thompson an email explaining the circumstances. 

Flu Shots are available and free for our AAPHC team members. What a wonderful benefit for our employees!

Don't skip the Flu Shot this year!

For questions, please check with your Manager about scheduling.

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) is entering a new strategic partnership with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) to equip hundreds of thousands of physicians with education and training to further their practice and better treat chronic disease among historically medically underserved patients. The collaboration will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization’s mission to diversify the medical workforce.

A major component of the partnership for ACU's community will include ACLM's National Training Initiative, providing scholarships to at least one primary care provider at each CHC in the U.S. to support training and certification in lifestyle medicine, the medical specialty that uses evidence-based therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. This initiative and ACLM’s complimentary “Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine Essentials” online course, part of ACLM's continuing commitment to last fall’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, will support this new partnership and benefit tens of thousands of other clinicians across the U.S.

To read the full announcement, please Click Here.

Purple Thursday at AAPHC

AAPHC was proud to support The Liberty House of Albany last week for a very worthy cause! 

“Purple Thursday” is a national event that encourages community members to wear their purple and raise awareness for Domestic Violence Month and survivors of domestic violence. 

Check out our teams in their purple!

Board Member

of the Year

Our AAPHC Board Member, Wes Sternenberg, was recently named Georgia Primary Care Association’s 2023 Board Member of the Year. 

We are not surprised that Wes was highlighted for all of the work he does to support not only our organization, but also our community here in Southwest Georgia. Wes is committed to ensuring that every resident has access to high quality and affordable health care! 

Congratulations Wes on this wonderful recognition of your work with AAPHC and Georgia’s FQHCs.

AAPHC MACU Team Attends the Paint the Town Pink Event in Albany

MACU on the Road for Pediatric Screenings

Many thanks to Amanda Roufs and Jasmin Wilson! With their help, we were able to do health screens on little ones at our local Head Start sponsored by Care Source. 

Celebrating Breast Cancer Survivors at East Albany Medical Center

Let's celebrate these very brave and strong warriors! East Albany Medical Center recently recognized their three team members who are Breast Cancer Survivors.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let us all honor these brave fighters and survivors: Carolyn Fuller, Dr. Lawson, and Kaula White.

You can drop-off or send all coats or books to AAPHC ADMIN, but please clearly mark the box or bag for Vanessa Kurtz, SBHC. Vanessa and the SBHC team will coordinate pick-up and handle distribution of the materials.