Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

What Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center does

Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (NEWAHEC) is a private nonprofit organization founded as part of the federally established Area Health Education Center program in 1971 and headquartered at 621 York Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It operates as one of seven regional AHECs in Wisconsin, serving 11 Northeastern Wisconsin counties (Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Outagamie, Sheboygan, Washington, and Winnebago) under the statewide program office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. NEWAHEC operates with 1-10 employees.

NEWAHEC's core offering is a two-pillar programmatic portfolio. The Healthcare Education pillar delivers workforce development programs including AHEC Scholars (a two-year didactic and experiential program), Community Health Immersions, the Community Health Internship Program (CHIP), Future Oral Health Workforce Day, CARE U workshops for direct-care workers, and Wisconsin HOSA partnership programming. The Substance Use Prevention pillar operates the Alliance for Wisconsin Youth Regional Prevention Center supporting 48 coalitions, the Healthiest Manitowoc County Substance Use Prevention Coalition, Wisconsin Wins tobacco compliance checks, Festival Toolkits, Drug Take Back Days, and a 24/7 Public Health Vending Machine distributing Narcan and fentanyl test strips. All participant-facing programs are delivered free of charge.

The business model is grant-funded: NEWAHEC receives federal HRSA support, institutional funding from UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and serves as fiscal agent for Wisconsin Department of Health Services substance use prevention grants (State Opioid Response, Wisconsin Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program). The organization reported 2024 outcomes including 32 AHEC Scholars enrollees, 18 immersion participants, 300+ VR Healthcare Simulation learners reached, 98% Manitowoc County tobacco compliance, and over 7,000 pounds of medications collected through Drug Take Back Days. Distribution is community-led through partnerships with academic institutions, healthcare providers, tribal and local health departments, and recovery organizations.

Name

Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Legal name

Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Website

https://newahec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (NEWAHEC) is a Manitowoc-based nonprofit serving 11 counties as one of seven regional Wisconsin AHECs, delivering free healthcare workforce development programs and substance use prevention services including a 24/7 Public Health Vending Machine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Workforce Education and Substance Use Prevention Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAEAH

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDAAAHAL

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Education (Nutrition, Fitness, Mindfulness)

SECONDARYBPAIAJAK

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

SECONDARYBPAGAEAO

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYHLAJAAAM

Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

Keywords

• Healthcare workforce education
• Substance use prevention
• Community health programs
• Harm reduction services
• Rural health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Manitowoc

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal HRSA Funding: NEWAHEC receives federal support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as one of seven regional AHECs in Wisconsin.
2. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Partnership: Funding and institutional support from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH).
3. State Substance Use Prevention Grants: NEWAHEC serves as fiscal agent for various state and federal substance use prevention grants, including the State Opioid Response Grant and Wisconsin Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NEWAHEC is a nonprofit regional Area Health Education Center that delivers community-based healthcare workforce development programming and substance use prevention initiatives across 11 Northeastern Wisconsin counties. Its core offerings include AHEC Scholars, Community Health Immersion, Community Health Internship Program (CHIP), Future Oral Health Workforce Day, Wisconsin HOSA, CARE U workshops, WeCOPE, Wisconsin Wins tobacco compliance checks, Festival Toolkits, and a 24/7 Public Health Vending Machine distributing harm reduction supplies.

Product overview

NEWAHEC is a non-profit healthcare education organization offering a portfolio of programs focused on workforce development and substance use prevention. The core offerings include Healthcare Education Programs (for high school students, college students, and practicing professionals), Substance Use Prevention initiatives (including the Public Health Vending Machine, Wisconsin Wins tobacco prevention, and Festival Toolkits), and various student programs such as AHEC Scholars, Community Health Immersion, and CHIP internships. These programs work together to develop a diverse healthcare workforce and prevent substance use across 11 counties in Northeastern Wisconsin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AHEC Scholars Program
• Community Health Immersion
• Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)
• Future Oral Health Workforce Day
• Wisconsin HOSA Future Health Professionals
• WeCOPE
• CARE U Workshops
• Wisconsin Wins
• Festival Toolkits
• Public Health Vending Machine
• Healthiest Manitowoc County Substance Use Prevention Coalition
• Loan Assistance and Scholarship Opportunities

Quantifiable outcome

• Manitowoc County tobacco retailer compliance rate of 98% in second-round 2024 Wisconsin Wins checks.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1971NEWAHEC operates as one of seven regional AHEC centers under the statewide program office at UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. This partnership provides institutional support, funding coordination, and academic credibility for healthcare workforce development programs across Wisconsin.
• Medical College of WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCW's Green Bay campus serves as a key academic partner for AHEC Scholars and healthcare student programming. Student spotlights feature MCW medical students as program participants.
• Lakeshore Technical CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLTC serves as a key educational partner, hosting the Virtual Reality Healthcare Simulation event and dental hygiene program pathway for aspiring oral health professionals.
• Healthiest Manitowoc County Substance Use Prevention Coalition (HMC-SUP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEWAHEC co-chairs and staff HMC-SUP, a coalition of community members working to prevent substance use among youth. Programs include Festival Toolkits, medication safety tools, Drug Take Back Days, and harm reduction resources. HMC-SUP's mission is to create a safe and healthy environment for youth with reduced access to substances and increased positive connections.
• Alliance for Wisconsin Youth (AWY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEWAHEC serves as the Northeastern and Southern Regional Prevention Center (RPC) for AWY, which was established in 2007 under the Wisconsin Department of Health Services/Bureau of Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. AWY supports local coalitions with networking, training, and resources. NEWAHEC helps deliver services to 48 Substance Use Prevention Coalitions.
• Wisconsin Department of Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEWAHEC operates substance use prevention programs funded by Wisconsin DHS, including the State Opioid Response Grant and Wisconsin Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program. NEWAHEC serves as fiscal agent for state and federal substance use prevention grants.
• Froedtert Holy Family Memorial HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFroedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital offers student volunteer opportunities for NEWAHEC participants, providing firsthand exposure to healthcare and career exploration in pharmacy, emergency room, and orthopedics.
• Wisconsin HOSA - Future Health ProfessionalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEWAHEC partners with Wisconsin HOSA to empower Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.
• CESA 6 Youth Apprenticeship ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEWAHEC partners with CESA 6's Youth Apprenticeship Program to offer high school juniors and seniors marketing and other apprenticeship positions while earning credit and wages.
• Delta Dental of WisconsinminorOthersDelta Dental provided gas cards to support student transportation to the Future Oral Health Workforce Day event, enabling student participation from across the region.
• Chamber of Manitowoc CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Manitowoc County partnered with NEWAHEC to celebrate the official launch of the Public Health Vending Machine with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 16, 2025.
• Festival FoodsminorOthersFestival Foods donated cookies and bottled water for the Future Oral Health Workforce Day event at Lakeshore Community Health Care.
• Just OrthodonticsminorOthersJust Orthodontics donated cookies and bottled water for the Future Oral Health Workforce Day event.
• Visit ManitowocminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisit Manitowoc is a key partner for community events, utilizing HMC-SUP's Festival Toolkits for events like the Lakeshore Balloon Glow to maintain a family-friendly atmosphere.
• Lakeshore Community Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLCHC's Dental Clinic in Sheboygan hosted the Future Oral Health Workforce Day event on April 15, 2025, welcoming 22 Wisconsin high school students. LCHC CEO Kristin Stearns serves as NEWAHEC Board Treasurer.
• The Haven of Manitowoc CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Haven men's homeless shelter participates in Community Health Immersion programming, providing expert presentations on housing as a foundation for recovery and 'resource brokerage' approach.
• Rogers Behavioral HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRogers Behavioral Health presented at the Community Health Immersion program, demonstrating innovative mental health and recovery care approaches. They maintain nine clinics across Wisconsin including Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties.
• Manitowoc County Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManitowoc County Public Health co-chairs the HMC-SUP coalition and partnered on the Public Health Vending Machine initiative, contributing to the overdose prevention ecosystem.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative: A Wisconsin network of rural hospitals and health systems addressing rural healthcare workforce and access challenges. Comparable as a Wisconsin organization addressing the same rural healthcare workforce pipeline issues from the provider/system side.
• Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association: A statewide membership association representing Wisconsin's Community Health Centers, including partners like Lakeshore Community Health Care that host NEWAHEC programming. Comparable as a Wisconsin nonprofit advancing healthcare access in underserved communities through workforce and community health initiatives.

Direct peers

• Milwaukee AHEC (Milwaukee Area Health Education Center): One of the seven regional Wisconsin AHECs operating in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, delivering workforce development and community health programming. Directly comparable as a sister regional AHEC sharing the same federal HRSA mandate, statewide coordination, and program model (AHEC Scholars, CHIP, Immersions).
• Northern Wisconsin AHEC: A sister regional Wisconsin AHEC serving northern counties, delivering the same AHEC Scholars, CHIP, and workforce pipeline programs. Directly comparable as a peer regional AHEC under the same statewide network and federal mandate.
• Alliance for Wisconsin Youth: The statewide coalition network NEWAHEC supports as Regional Prevention Center. Directly comparable as the principal substance use prevention coalition infrastructure in Wisconsin that NEWAHEC operates within.

Broad incumbents

• National AHEC Organization (NAO): The national coordinating body for the AHEC network of more than 300 regional centers across the U.S. Comparable as the umbrella organization for the same federal HRSA-funded workforce development mission that NEWAHEC executes at the regional level.
• Wisconsin AHEC Statewide Network (UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health): The statewide AHEC program office at UW-Madison SMPH that coordinates all seven regional Wisconsin AHECs including NEWAHEC. Directly comparable as the parent hub of the same AHEC infrastructure, distributing federal HRSA funding and academic partnerships.

Others

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Bureau of Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery: The Wisconsin state agency that funds NEWAHEC's substance use prevention work through AWY, State Opioid Response, and tobacco prevention grants. Comparable as the funder/regulator in the same public health prevention domain.
• Wisconsin HOSA - Future Health Professionals: A national student organization NEWAHEC partners with for healthcare career exploration programming. Comparable as an adjacent channel in the same youth healthcare workforce development pipeline that NEWAHEC activates.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): The federal agency within HHS that funds the national AHEC program and provides NEWAHEC's core federal revenue. Comparable as the principal funder governing the same workforce development mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northeastern-wisconsin-area-health-education-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/newahec
• Xx.com/newahec

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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