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Prosperity Region 1

Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 1​

 

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
Occupations
Zip Code
Website
Lake Superior State University (LSSU)'s Post-Baccalaureate Rural Nurse Residency Certificate Program
Lake Superior State University
4-Year IHE
Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention
Registered Nurses
49783
https://www.lssu.edu/college-health-behavior/school-of-nursing/post-baccalaureate-rural-nurse-residency-certificate-program/
CareerWise Upper Peninsula
UP Michigan Works, CareerWise
Michigan Works!
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Apprentices
49855
https://upmichiganworks.org/training/become-an-apprentice/
UP Workforce Innovation Network (WIN)
NMU Center for Rural Health, Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH), U.P. Michigan Works!, U.P. AHEC, U.P. Health Care Solutions, Everyday Life Consulting, UP Health System Marquette School of EMT; MDHHS - Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness
Associations
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Paramedics; Emergency Medical Technicians; Community Health Workers
49855
http://news.nmu.edu/win-increase-health-care-workforce
Dental Assistant Training Partnership
Bay Mills Community College and Northwestern Michigan College
2-Year IHE
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Dental Assistants
49715
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/bay-mills-community-college-partners-with-northwestern-michigan-college-to-train-dental-assistants
Copper County ISD CTE
Copper County ISD
Career Techs
Increasing number of healthcare workers
High school students
49930
https://www.copperisd.org/page/career-technical-education
Tahquamenon Area Schools CNA CTE
Tahquamenon Area Schools, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
Career Techs
Increasing number of healthcare workers
High school students
49868
http://trending.hnjh.org/tas-hnjh-partner-bring-health-science-cte-program-students
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP)'s Caregiver Academy
Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP)
Nonprofits
Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention
Other: Direct Care Workers
49855
https://caregiverincentiveproject.org/upcoming-trainings/
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