Consortium seeks logo for Alaska Area Health Education Center

JUNEAU - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and the Alaska Area Health Education Center (Alaska AHEC) invite artists to submit logo designs for the Alaska AHEC program.

This free logo design contest is open to all amateur Alaska artists (high school age or older) and entries must be postmarked or e-mailed by Friday, Oct. 31. The logo must be able to be resized for different uses, including letterheads, Web site banners, presentation folders, business cards, etc. The logo must reflect the goals of the Alaska AHEC program and should represent a range of Alaska's diverse cultures. Entries can be submitted as hard copies, or by e-mail with a resolution of 300 dpi in .jpg, .tif or .pdf formats. The logo must work in both color and black-and-white reproductions, and it should provide a clean, professional look for the program. The winning entry wins a $150 gift card from Costco and other merchandise prizes.

The Alaska AHEC program is a statewide university-industry partnership managed by the University Of Alaska Anchorage School Of Nursing's Alaska Center for Rural Health. It is part of a national AHEC program with sites in 45 states. The four existing established regional sites are South Central AHEC (Anchorage/Mat-Su/Gulf Coast), Yukon-Kuskokwim AHEC, Interior AHEC (Fairbanks/Interior) and Southeast AHEC (Alaska Panhandle). Additional Alaska AHEC has plans for additional regional sites to be implemented in the near future.

The Alaska AHEC program is focused on building Alaska's health workforce so it can provide better care to underserved populations. The program introduces youth to health careers by allowing them to meet with health care professionals. It helps health organizations in rural Alaska find new employees and provide access to care through clinical rotations for practitioners and internships for students. And it provides greater access to continuing education classes for rural health care professionals. To learn more about the Alaska AHEC program and the Alaska Center for Rural Health, visit nursing.uaa.alaska.edu/ACRH/AHEC/default.htm.

Contest entries can be submitted by e-mail to Stacey Skan-Allen, SEARHC Human Resources Generalist, at stacey.skan-allen@searhc.org. They also can be mailed to Stacey Skan-Allen, c/o SEARHC Human Resources, 3245 Hospital Drive, Sitka, AK 99801. For more information, contact Stacey at 463-5898.