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Enhancing Emergency Medical Care

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Healthcare providers from across the state of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ recently completed specialized training through the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) program, thanks to the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ.

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Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's AHEC: Behavioral Health Education in Sand Point

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Sand Point high school students participated in a variety of didactic and hands-on activities that introduced them to different types of careers in behavioral health, therapeutic modalities and self-care skills.

Students at the statewide HOSA - Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on April 11, 2024. Read More

2024 HOSA Leadership Conference: Cultivating Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's Future Health Professionals

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Students at the statewide HOSA - Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference participated in competitions showcasing their instructional knowledge in physical therapy, dental science, nurse assistant, sports medicine, forensics, vet science, and phlebotomy.

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Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Partner to Promote Behavioral Health Careers

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Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ is supporting a new video campaign with the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ (UAA) to encourage people to pursue careers in behavioral health, which includes care for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.

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Top Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ workforce leaders discuss barriers to retention and building a strong foundation for the healthcare workforce

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In a recent analysis of the state’s healthcare workforce, the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Hospital and Healthcare Association found that job vacancies are increasing, and not enough people are entering the workforce to make up for it. Leaders in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ discussed the pressing healthcare workforce crisis in the state and ways to support and retain providers at the 2023 Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ State of Reform Conference last month.