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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.

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