Fitness centers, gyms and related businesses across the state can apply for grant funding to help them improve health and wellness in their local markets. The Michigan Fitness Association has opened an application process that runs through the end of 2023 for $8.5 million that was made available in the […]
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Technical College announces program to address health care worker shortage
COMING UP. AND RIGHT NOW IN ANDERSON COUNTY, THERE’S A NEW PROGRAM AND A NEW TRAINING CENTER DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS. IT LETS STUDENTS GET THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FASTER WHILE THEY ARE ON THE JOB. INSTEAD OF ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS. AND IT WAS […]
To address health disparities, Hennepin Healthcare turns to local youth
Naomi Teklemariam, 16, smiled as she peered at the tablet screen displaying the internal organs of the paramedic laying before her. She was at the mobile ultrasound station at Hennepin Healthcare where physicians explained how to assess needed care when responding to emergencies in the field. Teklemariam thought she was […]
Pitt Launches Apprenticeship Program to Address Dental Assistant Shortage
10/3/2022 PITTSBURGH —The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has been awarded state funding to train dental assistants through a paid 14-month apprenticeship program that aims to address the shortage of health care professionals and diversify the dentistry workforce. The new program, which is funded through a PAsmart grant […]
Peer support can help address the mental health crisis.
This essay includes quotes from You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom From Real People and Families by Ken Duckworth MD (Zando, September 2022). As part of her release from a psychiatric hospital after years of incarceration and hospitalization, Kimberly Comer […]