NAO

NC AHEC is a part of the National AHEC Organization (NAO).

NAOThe National AHEC Organization represents a network of more than 300 AHEC program offices and centers that serve over 85% of United States counties. The NAO mission is to help its members achieve the AHEC mission through advocacy, education, and research. The AHEC mission is to enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventive care, by improving the supply and distribution of health care professionals via strategic partnerships with academic programs, communities, and professional organizations.

AHEC Digital Library

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Impact


Who uses the AHEC Digital Library?

The AHEC Digital Library provides high-quality health information to hospital staff, preceptors, medical residents, and other health care providers across North Carolina.

This pie graph shows the variety of health care professionals who used the AHEC Digital Library


Where do AHEC librarians help North Carolina health professionals?

The AHEC library network touches every county in North Carolina. In 2016-17, AHEC’s librarians provided information, education, and support through more than 400,000 service interactions with health care providers across the state.

2017-18 AHEC library service interactions
Provider data from the UNC Sheps Center’s NC Health Professions Data System. Library service interactions include interaction counts reported by librarians and logins to the AHEC Digital Library.

How do AHEC librarians make a difference?

Health care providers across North Carolina can request literature searches from their AHEC librarians. In survey results conducted after completing a search, users responded that the information would impact their work, knowledge, and professional development in these ways.

Graph showing search results for AHEC libraries