Western Washington Area Health Education Center
Connecting Students to Careers, Professionals to Communities, and Communities to Better Health
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2010 PROJECT HOPE NEWS
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office for more information. You can email the coordinator, Christine Lindquist at or you can call our office at (206) 441-7137.
YOUTH HEALTH SERVICE CORPS
WWAHEC is looking for a new AmeriCorps member to be Program Coordinator for the Youth Health Service Corps. We’re looking for someone who is interested in working with youth and passionate about improving our health care workforce for the future. Visit www.americorps.gov to apply.
HEALTH CARE CAREERS IN WASHINGTON STATE BROCHURE UPDATED
Western Washington Area Health Education center (WWAHEC) is proud to announce we have published the updated Health Care Careers in Washington State brochure. This brochure is a comprehensive listing of the Community and Technical Colleges, Private Colleges and Universities, and Public Colleges and Universities in the State that have health care career programs. There are also health care career descriptions along with contact information for each school.
WWAHEC is happy to send one free copy of our Health Care Careers in Washington State brochure for your reference library. Additional copies may be purchased for $.50 per copy to cover printing costs. Please remember that this ever-popular document hold a copyright and cannot be duplicated without permission. Please contact WWAHEC at 206-441-7137 or email us at to order or for more information.
RURAL OUTREACH NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
RONE’s innovation is being recognized nationally. The program is being featured at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference and the National Area Health Education Centers Organization (NAO) Workshop, as well as being featured in the NAO Annual Report.
In January of 2010, the program enrolled a second freshman cohort class, bringing the total number of students in the program to 25. Two new sites joined in 2010, Chewelah and Friday Harbor, Washington. The second year students are in process of taking their LPN boards while progressing through their studies to complete their Associate Degree in Nursing and become a registered nurse.
The Rural Outreach Nursing Education Program (RONE) is a two year associate degree RN Program, designed to meet the critical need for more registered nurses in rural healthcare agencies in Washington State. It demonstrates a partnership between Lower Columbia College (LCC) in Longview, Washington, and selected rural health facilities in Washington. This trend-setting program brings education to the place-committed student who may also be working and interested in going to school at the same time. It allows students to stay in the community while they learn. It is built to support small numbers of current workers in the community without having to travel to community colleges outside of their town
If you are interested in participating in the program for 2011 please appoint a community champion and have them contact the Area Health Education Centers in Washington.
Bettie Rundlett in eastern Washington
Jodi Palmer in western Washington
Helen Kuebal at LCC
WWAHEC 2009 Annual Report available for downloading
Western Washington Area Health Education Center recently published its annual report for 2009. An electronic version of the report is available for downloading and a limited number of printed copies are available by request. Please contact us if you are interested in receiving a hard copy of the report.
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