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Expanding Opportunities and Building Workforce Capacity in Senegal’s University System
Until last year, Professor Halimatou Diop-Ndiaye had not seen a woman as vice dean during her tenure at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar. In her own department, less than one-quarter of the faculty were women.
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Education
Case Study: With Project ECHO, Alamogordo Teacher Boosts Student Literacy to 77% from 44%
Teachers across New Mexico are improving literacy outcomes by practicing shared learning and applying reading strategies in the classroom through the Structured Literacy Classroom ECHO Program.
Education
‘A Big Wow’: ECHO Literacy Program Helps New Mexico Teachers Turn Science-Based Training into Classroom Results
Launched in 2023, the Structured Literacy ECHO Program bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation, helping improve student literacy rates across New Mexico.
Hepatitis C
Fifteen Years of Changing the Lives of Incarcerated People
Today, the New Mexico Peer Education Project offers a continuum of transformational opportunity and support for people who are incarcerated to find their voices and create new lives for themselves.
Justice and Corrections
How Project ECHO is Changing Outcomes for New Mexicans in the Prison System
The New Mexico Peer Education Project teaches prisoners how to stay healthy and to provide information on key health issues, such as substance use and navigating the prison health system.
Health Care
Project ECHO: Origin Story
“Every year, millions of people around the world die of diseases that are preventable, treatable and even curable because the health care providers in their communities don’t have the knowledge and expertise needed to address their conditions,” Dr. Sanjeev Arora, founder of Project ECHO.
Substance Use Disorder
‘Lived Experience’ Integral to Success of New Mexico Opioid ECHO Program
Matthew Pettit, certified peer support worker, shares why New Mexico’s opioid ECHO programs are successful.
HIV/AIDS
Transforming HIV Care in Native Communities
Indian Health Service providers leverage the ECHO Model, improving HIV treatment options in the Southwest.
Education
Educators Boost Literacy Knowledge through ECHO Education Program
WATCH: See how Project ECHO is applying the groundbreaking ECHO Model to New Mexico’s literacy crisis.
Maternal and Child Health
Building Bridges: New Co-Director of New Mexico Perinatal Health ECHO Program
“I joined the ECHO team because I wanted to break down barriers and provide insight on how things work – in all kinds of perinatal care. Transformation on this is possible.”
Hepatitis C
It Started with Hepatitis C: 20 Years of the ECHO Ripple Effect
In this Q&A, Project ECHO speaks with the three medical providers who started it all: Sanjeev Arora, MD; Karla Thornton, MD, MPH; and Paulina Deming, PharmD, RPh, PhC.
Children
Project ECHO Provides ‘Critical Aid’ for Educators During the Pandemic
When classes abruptly shifted online at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Project ECHO empowered educators to continue supporting vulnerable students.