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Workforce Updates

February 2025

Next meeting planned for Regional Health Care Workforce Consortium 

Please join us for the next Regional Health Care Workforce Consortium meeting, which will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 27 via Zoom. The meeting will cover recent efforts in dental health and updates from the NYS Department of Healthcare Innovation and from the Workforce Investment Organization. To attend, contact Kira Jackson, Program Assistant.

Paid Teaching Opportunities Are Available

GetSetUp, an online platform that celebrates every older adult, offers opportunities to get paid to teach online classes. These free, interactive classes are designed to help people over the age of 50 stay mentally, physically and socially active. If interested in teaching classes, submit a request here.

New York State Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Health Equity Series webinars  

Gerontology and the Promotion of Community Health, 12 to 1 p.m. Feb. 25. Objectives include learning and recalling the significance of social determinants of health and recognizing the importance of acknowledging heterogeneous natures of older adults. Register here.

Preventing Provider Burnout & Vicarious Trauma When Seeing Patients, 12 to 1 p.m. Feb. 26. Learning objectives include defining and recognizing burnout and understanding the causes and consequences of burnout on yourself and your patients. Register here.

NYS Public Health Association Mental Health Webinar Series

Navigating Social Justice for Behavioral Health, 12 to 1 p.m. Feb. 20. This presentation will introduce key work on health disparity, equity and social justice, and then apply it to behavioral health. Information and statistics will be presented on the current behavioral-health situation, as well as an overview of a potential future for behavioral health. Register here.

Comics for the Brain, the Mind, and Everything Else, 12 to 1 p.m. Mar. 20. Author-illustrator and educator Cara Bean will discuss how drawing can be a powerful tool to relax and focus the brain, offering a calming and creative way to manage stress. The presentation will also highlight how comics can serve as an effective medium for processing complex mental-health topics. Register here.

Board Leadership Seminar, The Center for Nonprofit Leadership at St. John Fisher University. The seven-session, in-person cohort begins February 26. This seven-session program, in person from 8 to 10:30 a.m., is designed to make the nonprofit board more of a partner and asset in enhancing agency performance. The cost of the program is $150 per participant and space is limited. All participants are expected to attend all seven sessions. View details here. If interested, contact Melanie Phillips at mphillips@sjf.edu or 585.899.3769.

Career Advancement Options Available at SUNY Brockport. SUNY Brockport’s Department of Public Health & Health Education offers several online options for career advancement. These include a nine-credit Public Health Workforce Micro-credential, a 15-credit Advanced Certificate in Public Health and a Master of Public Health program. Learn more.

HHS and Jurisdictions Have Taken Some Steps to Address Challenging Workforce Gaps The U.S. Government Accounting Office’s (GAO) report describes gaps in the public health workforce, challenges to recruitment and retention, and steps taken to address these challenges.

From Barriers to Bridges: Redesigning New York’s Oral Health Workforce for Equity and Access A new report from the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy is intended to provide a policy roadmap that can reduce disparities, improve health outcomes, and ensure that all residents have access to the oral health services they need.

Want to keep schools safe? Hire more nurses This opinion piece in STAT about school safety highlights the need for more full-time nurses in schools, highlighting how there currently are more security staff in high schools than full-time registered nurses.

Please share your health care workforce updates

If you have workforce updates to share, or any feedback or ideas for this newsletter, please contact Melissa Wendland at melissa.wendland@commongroundhealth.org.

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