Public Health Workforce Grant
Healthcare Industry
4-Year IHE
Organizations Involved
Region V Public Health Training Center (RVPHTC), Health Resources and Services Administration
Occupations Involved
Public Health
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issues Addressed
Attracting individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Providing a benefit or incentive that encourages individuals to pursue a healthcare profession
Description
The Region V Public Health Training Center (RVPHTC) was recently awarded $3.7 million in funding by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The award, which provides funding through June of 2026, will help the center expand its goal to increase the supply, diversity, and capacity of the public health workforce through a variety of tools and programs, including: student field placement stipends and professional development opportunities, regional training needs assessments, open access online trainings for public health professionals and a new leadership institute for public health and primary care practitioners.
The Region V Public Health Training Center (RVPHTC) seeks to advance the skills of the current and future public health workforce to improve population health outcomes. Part of the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN), the RVPHTC develops online and in-person trainings on a variety of public health topics.
https://www.rvphtc.org/
https://sph.umich.edu/news/2022posts/region-v-public-health-training-center-awarded-3m-to-expand-supply-diversity-capacity-of-public-health-workforce.html
Michigan Health Council does not administer all of the programs in this database. Please see the "organizations involved" above to learn who you should contact for more information.