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Michigan Initiatives
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Michigan
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. The list can be filtered for prosperity region or zip code or searched for a keyword.
Michigan is grouped geographically into ten prosperity regions. Prosperity regions were created in 2013 to encourage local private, public, and non-profit partners from each region to develop a local economic vision. Additionally, state agencies have organized their services around these new geographic boundaries to create a better structure for collaboration.
Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Michigan prosperity regions map is from Michigan.gov
* 0 indicates state-wide initiatives
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Occupations | Zip Code | Prosperity Region | Last Updated | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDHHS EMS Workforce Grant at Kalamazoo Valley | Kalamazoo Valley Community College, MDHHS | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Paramedics | 49009 | 8 | Yes | |
Falls Prevention Training | Western Michigan University | Hospitals | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Healthcare, general | 49008 | 8 | Yes | |
Bronson partnered with Fidelity and Summer | Bronson Health, Fidelity, Summer | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Healthcare, general | 49007 | 8 | Yes | |
Berrien County CTE | Berrien RESA | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49103 | 8 | Yes | |
Dental Intern Training | Cassopolis Family Clinic Network (Niles Community Health Center) and UMich School of Dentistry | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Dental students | 49031 | 8 | Yes | |
West Michigan Health Careers Pipeline Program | Western Michigan University College of Health and Human Services, Corewell Health, MSUCOM, GVSU | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49008 | 8 | 02/02/2025 | Yes |
YouthBuild Benton Harbor | YouthBuild, Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, USDOL, United Way of Southwest Michigan, Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 49022 | 8 | 03/03/2025 | Yes |
Dual Enrollment Classes | Battle Creek Public Schools, Grand Valley State University | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49017 | 8 | Yes | |
Medical Assistant Training Institute | Family Health Center, Inc. | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Medical Assistants | 49007 | 8 | 05/01/2025 | No |
Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant Apprenticeship Programs | InterCare Community Health Network | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Medical assistants | 49013 | 8 | 05/01/2025 | Yes |
Southwest Michigan Healthcare Consortium | Michigan Works! Southwest (Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo & St. Joseph counties) | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Healthcare, general | 49007 | 8 | Yes | |
Freshman Health Career Exploration Fair | Battle Creek Public Schools, Grand Valley State University | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49017 | 8 | Yes |
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