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Prosperity Region 4
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 4
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Statewide / Regional | Occupations | Zip Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wraparound Support Model to Empower Diverse Nurse Leaders: An Academic-Practice Partnership Initiative (Project Wraparound Support) | Grand Valley State University Kirkhof School of Nursing, McLaren Health Care, Corewell Health | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (Lower Peninsula) | Nursing students, Nurses, general | 49401 |
Barry County CMHA Workforce Retention Initiatives | Barry County CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Social Work students; Psychology students; Counseling students | 49058 | |
Grand Rapids Direct Support Workers Certification Program | Ottawa County CMHA, MOKA, Heritage Homes, Benjamin's Hope, Harbor House, CMHOC, Grand Rapids CC | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Direct Care Workers | 49503 | |
HealthWest CMHA Workforce Strategies | HealthWest CMHA | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49442 | |
Network 180 CMHA Workforce Strategies | Network 180 CMHA, Real Life Services | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49503 | |
Onpoint CMHA Workforce Strategies | Onpoint CMHA | Community Mental Health | Healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49010 | |
West Michigan Community Mental Health System Workforce Strategies | West Michigan CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists | 49431 | |
Rural Telepsychiatry Fellowship | Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, North Country Community Mental Health | Skilled Nursing | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Other: Psychiatry Fellows | 49548 | |
Grants to Prevent Zero Suicide in Health Systems | SAMHSA, Hope Network Behavioral Health Services | Nonprofits | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Other: Behavioral Health Workers, general; Healthcare, general | 49546 | |
BHWET - A Culturally-Responsive Behavioral Health Occupational Therapy Training Program | Davenport University, Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI), Hope Network Behavioral Health Services, HRSA | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Occupational Therapy students | 49512 | |
Mental Health Awareness and Training Project - Arbor Circle | Arbor Circle, Community Mental Health of Ottawa (CMHOC), Ottawa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO), Ottawa County Suicide Prevention Coalition | Nonprofits | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Emergency Medical Technicians; Paramedics | 49505 | |
Educational Programs in Collaboration (EPiC) | Michigan Workforce Training and Education Collaborative (MWTEC) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Statewide | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists; Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians; Medical Assistants; Surgical Technologists; Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; Other: EEG Technologists; Other: Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians | 49058 |
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