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Prosperity Region 6
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Region 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Improving Care for Victims of Sexual Assault in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas in Michigan through the Training of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners | University of Michigan-Flint School of Nursing | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional | Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses | 48502 |
Huron Behavioral Health CMHA Workforce Strategies | Huron Behavioral Health CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Child and Family Social Workers (BSW); Psychology students; Social Work students | 48413 | |
Saint Clair County CMH Services Workforce Strategies | St. Clair County CMHA | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Community Health Workers; Nurse Practitioner students; Registered Nurses; Social Work students; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48060 | |
Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems Workforce Strategies | Tuscola CMHA, Thumb Community Health Partnership | Community Mental Health | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Psychologists; Other: Peer Support Specialists; Healthcare students; High School students | 48723 | |
Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program | Genesee Health System (Genesee Community Health Center), Hurley Medical Center, McLaren Health Care, MSU Department of Psychiatry | Health Centers | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Other: Psychiatry Residents | 48503 | |
BHWET - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Funding | UM-Flint, Carriage Town Ministries Health Screening and Education Clinic, Genesee Country Free Medical Clinic, Hamilton Community Health Network, HRSA | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students | 48502 | |
Mental Health Awareness Training Grant - MiREMS | Michigan Rural EMS Network (MiREMS) | Nonprofits | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Emergency Medical Technicians; Paramedics | 48723 | |
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic - Lapeer County CMH | Lapeer County Community Mental Health (LCCMH) | Community Mental Health | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Peer Support Specialists | 48446 | |
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic - Genesee Health System | Genesee Health System | Community Mental Health | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Occupations Requiring an MSW; Psychiatrists; Counselors; Peer Support Specialists | 48503 | |
Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program | GST Michigan Works!, Greater Flint Health Coalition | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Flint) | Nursing Assistants; Medical Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians; Phlebotomists; Registered Nurses; Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses; Resipratory Therapists; Physical Therapy Assistants; Occupational Therapy Assistants | 48503 |
FHEO Career Ladder Opportunity | GST Michigan Works!, Greater Flint Health Coalition | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional (GST counties) | Surgical Technologists; Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses; Registered Nurses; Respiratory Therapists; Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | 48503 |
2023 Summer Youth Work Experience Program | GST Michigan Works!, Greater Flint Health Coalition | Michigan Works! | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Genesee County) | Healthcare, general | 48503 |
Mott Workforce Promise Program | Mott Community College | 2-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Regional (Genesee County / Flint-area) | Healthcare, general; College students, general | 48503 |
McLaren Flint Tuition/Loan Forgiveness program | McLaren Flint, Goodly | Hospitals | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Regional (Flint-area) | Registered Nurses; Respiratory Therapists; Pharmacists; Other technologists and technicians; Healthcare, general | 48532 |
Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved (LMU) Certificate | MSU College of Human Medicine | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Regional (Flint) | Medical school students | 48502 |
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