Health Careers Resource Consortium

September News Blast

Randy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:02:09 +0000

Check out the latest news.

Mental Health Study Links Poverty to Depression
Middle School Connection
Save the Date activities
And more …..

Mandatory Health Capacity Grant Coordinators Meeting

Randy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:25:31 +0000

All schools who have received the Health Capacity Building Grant for 2010 must send at least one representative to a Grant Coordinator’s Meeting on October 7th at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. This is a mandatory meeting. The hotel is located at 11999 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, California. 92840 The meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 AM and will conclude by 2:30 PM. If you need to stay at the hotel to attend the meeting, reservations may be made online at https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2664997 or you may call 714.750.1234

The tentattive agenda is:

Work plan and Budget Review
Grant reporting requirements
Data collection
Best Practices and Curriculum indentification
Educator’s Institute 2011 – location and format

Please note, attendance at this meeting is mandatory.

Special ‘Invitation Only’ Leadership Institute

Randy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:12:13 +0000

The California Department of Education is sponsoring a special Leadership Institute November 19 and 20, 2010 in Ontario California. Attendees will address growing and developing current and future leaders, supporting leadership development, identifying and reinforcing leadership, and providing strategies for leadership development. The following link will provide you with a pdf document with more information. Nov Leadership Institute

Dr. Carlisle’s Institute Keynote Address

Randy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:11:19 +0000

Many individuals at the June Health Sciences and Public Services Institute asked to have a copy of the presentation by the keynote speaker, Dr. David M. Carlisle, and so we have made it available for download from this post.

Dr. Carlisle’s presentation was on the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”, the most significant health care reform legislation since Medicare and Medicaid in 1964/65, and how this new legislation will impact health care in the state of California. The following is the presentation:

OSHPD Healthcare Reform CDE June 2010.

Dr. Carlisle, a graduate from Brown University medical school with Masters and Doctorate degrees from the UCLA School of Public Health, is also a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research.

Scripps Center for Learning & Innovation

Randy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:18:31 +0000

Here is an example of opportunities for high school students to participate in “real world” health science related occupations, and have experiences that will help them become the health professionals of the future.

Scripps Center for Learning & Innovation, in partnership with UC High School, launched a semester internship this year in an effort to reach out to high school seniors interested in pursuing health care careers. The internships are a part of a two-semester health essentials elective for 12th graders wanting real-world experience in health care. Click here to learn more about this example. Scripps Health

The California Career Resource Network, CalCRN has many resources similar to this Scripps Health program that will provide information about career opportunities for Middle and High School students. You may access the CalCRN web site at http://www.californiacareers.info/

The following is an example of one of the many opportiunities that are available to students via the resources that may be accessed at CalCRN:

Health Science and Public Services Educators’ Institute Program

Randy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:53:19 +0000

Click on this link to begin the download of the Health Science & Public Services Educators’ Institute Program. It has information regarding the Conference Sessions so you and all your team members may plan the coordinate which sessions you will all attend. In addition, the program informs you of the Conference Partners and the Keynote Speaker.

Cal-HOSA – CTSO Enrichment Conference

Randy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:03:21 +0000

Greetings All

Good news! The Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) are holding their second annual Enrichment Conference August 2 – 4, 2010 in Sacramento. This is a no-cost informational conference for all California CTSO advisors/potential advisors. Space is limited to a first come first serve basis (only 30 from each CTSO) so be sure and submit your registration early.

California HOSA will charge those who register and do not show up at the conference a $100 processing fee. Rooms, meals and meeting room space is based on registrations.

Here are the CTSO Advisor application and the ADVISOR CONFERENCE AGENDA-REGISTRATION

Remember to:

Read all information in the application and agenda
Submit registration form directly to Angela Mayfield (see registration form)
Send a copy of your registration form to the Cal-HOSA Headquarters via e-mail.
Send a $100 check should you want a single room
Mark Cal-HOSA as your organization

We look forward to seeing you at the conference. As you can see from the agenda there will be several times that we (Cal-HOSA) will participate as a group. Should you wish to have any specific areas discussed during “our” time, please notify the Cal-HOSA Headquarters prior to the conference.

Looking forward to seeing you in Sacramento in August!!

Carolyn Lee, Executive Director

Cal-HOSA Headquarters

7945 Vineyard Ave D4

Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

headquarters@cal-hosa.org

(909) 987-1012 x114

(909) 987-5917 (fax)

Health Science Educators’ Institute – Important Documents

Randy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:47:53 +0000

Here is the agenda for the Institute, with specific information on the Monday and Tuesday “Break-Out” sessions. HSE Institute Agenda Please remember that a requirement of the Summer Institute is that you make your reservations no later than June 4, 2010 and you register for the Institute itself by June 19, 2010. In addition, make sure that you have each member of your team present at the Institute, and that you bring the Health Science Educator Institute CheckList and the information for the Program Profile to the Institute. The Health-Science-Educator-Institute form has the reservation information as well as dates and other supporting material.

5th Annual Health Science Educator’s Institute

Randy — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:00:30 +0000

The summer institute, June 28 through June 30, 2010 is for teams composed of teachers, administrators (grade 7 through 14), counselors, post-secondary, and industry partners. See the attached form for all the information. Health Science Educator Institute

The Center for Health Professionals

Randy — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:58:51 +0000

The Center for Health Professionals is great web resource for all ‘Health Professionals’ with excellent resources covering a wide range of topics. Excellent articles, features, and professional development information. Take a look. The Center for Health Professionals