HOPE Program
HOPE Program
A health career exploration program for high school students.
The HOPE Program is an innovative statewide collaboration among all 6 Regional AHEC Centers. Each center develops and teaches a lesson to high school attendees in person in their own center live, virtually synchronously to all other Centers’ recruits. Students participate in sessions with students from all over Colorado every 4-6 weeks.
We encourage Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students from rural or other underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this program!
Questions? Email us at: COAHEC-HOPE@cuanschutz.edu
2025-2026 HOPE Program Schedule
First Monday of Every Month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
| Date | Title | Presenting Region |
September 8, 2025 | What is HOPE? | COAHEC PO |
| October 6, 2025 | Infectious Disease Pathology, Epidemiology and Careers in Public Health | SWCAHEC |
| November 3, 2025 | The Community health work and health navigation workforce | SECAHEC |
| December 1, 2025 | Creating a Culture of Wellness | FRAHEC |
| February 2, 2026 | The Truth About Vaping and Mental Health | SLVAHEC |
| March 2, 2026 | Vision and Eye Health | CAHEC |
| April 6, 2026 | Discover Healthcare | WCAHEC |
Complete 3 or more sessions to apply for the COAHEC’s HOPE Institute (Free Summer Camp) in July 2025 at CU Colorado Springs and the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
Students must be under 18 through August 1, 2025, to be eligible to participate in the 2025 COAHEC HOPE Institute.
Find Your Regional Coordinator from the Map Below
If you have not received an email with information on how to log into the session on the day of the session, please email us at: coahec-hope@cuanschutz.edu
| Region | HOPE Program Coordinator |
Centennial AHEC (CAHEC) | Samantha Vernon: samantha@cahec.org |
| Front Range AHEC (FRAHEC) | Yolanda Gotier: yolanda@frhealth.org |
San Luis Valley AHEC (SLVAHEC) | Nakayla Werner: nakayla@slvahec.org |
Southeastern Colorado AHEC (SECAHEC) | Shanae Gutierrez: shanae.gutierrez@secahec.org |
Southwestern Colorado AHEC (SWCAHEC) | Dyllon Mills: dyllon.mills@swcahec.org |
Western Colorado AHEC (WCAHEC) | Neil Hanson: nhanson@wcahec.org |