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Area L AHEC Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Trinnette M. Cooper, MPH, Director HCWD Training Calendar

The Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Program introduces youth, with special emphasis on minority youth, to health careers.  The NC AHEC Program is committed to expanding the development of activities that will serve to increase the representation of minority populations in health careers.

What is The Health Careers and Workforce Diversity (HCWD) Program?

How are programs developed for HCWD? Programs are designed based on the five core functions of the program.

What Are The Five Core Functions? Information and Material Dissemination/Development; Health Careers Enrichment and Exposure Activities; Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency; Partnering and Collaboration; and Regional and Statewide Tracking/Evaluation

What are some HCWD programs?
 

The Minority Healthcare Professional Association is a group which is comprised of individuals from the community, who represent a cross-section of healthcare and related professions.   This group advises Area L AHEC of the needs of the minority community as they relate to health careers awareness.  The group also looks at other issues which impact minority access to information about the healthcare industry.  If you are a healthcare professional and would like to be a part of the Association, please contact the HCWD office.
	Camp PUSH is a week long residential math and science camp filled with fun, travel, and development.  Camp PUSH is for middle school students and  is held on the campus of N.C. Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount. PUSH is an acronym for Preparing Underserved Students in Health and Science.
Health Careers Course – A continuing education program designed to enhance health careers awareness and exposure.  The course is one week, targeting students and educators (counselors/teachers).
	The Puppet Bunch Presentation features a story about Ashley and Josh in "The Great Hospital Adventure" and it highlights about 8 different health careers.  Students will thoroughly enjoy learning about health careers and healthy behaviors during this entertaining thirty-minute classroom presentation, which includes a video movie, puppet demonstration, and group discussion.

 

For more information on the programs and activities provided by the HCWD Office please contact:

Trinnette M. Cooper, MPH, Director --  Health Careers and Workforce Diversity, (252) 972-6958 E-mail: Alice.Schenall@ncmail.net. G. Shante West Program Faculty Assistant Health Careers and Workforce Diversity and Library/Information Services Shante.West@ncmail.net

 
 
 

Web Links

A+ Math AHEC Digital Library College Board fastWeb (Financial Aid Search Through the Web) FunBrain.com (Resources for K-8 students and teachers) Greensboro AHEC Health Careers and Workforce Diversity Program Health Care Careers and Jobs:  Career Center JobStar Central: Health Careers Math Forum @ Drexel North Carolina Health Careers Access Program (HCAP) Resume and Job Search Tips from JobStar Science Learning Network The Virtual Schoolhouse The Visible Human Project

 

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last updated 1/12/06