Boston Program Highlights Racial Health Disparities Through Visual Art Exhibit (Medical News Today)
A photo exhibition highlighting health disparities in the Boston area will be on display starting Tuesday, the Boston Globe reports. The no-cost photo exhibition, "Community Voices: A Photo Essay on Health Disparities in Roxbury," will be presented at the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute at Northeastern University. [click link for full article]...more...Most wanted: nurses, techies (Hazelwood-Bridgeton Journal)
Reva Howard entered the health care field right after high school and has been climbing the career ladder for 15 years....more... Eighth-graders introduced to careers (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Thousands of eighth-graders walked into Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Tuesday ready to plan for their futures. Students from eight local schools came to the college to participate in Career Crunch, a job fair to introduce the middle school students to a range of career options....more... CoverKids enrollment tops 15,000 (BizJournals)
Tennessee's health insurance program for uninsured children signed up 10,577 kids during its back-to-school enrollment campaign....more... This school nurse prefers ultra-busy schedule (Bridgeville Area News)
Saying that Kathy Macurak has a full schedule as one of three nurses in the South Fayette School District is the ultimate understatement. read more » ...more... Study: African-Americans add $44.7B a year to N.C. economy (Charlotte Business Journal)
African-Americans contribute $44.7 billion annually to North Carolina's economy while costing the state $4.5 billion in health-care, education and prison costs, according to a new study....more... Medical training school to open Greeley campus (Greeley Tribune)
The Institute of Business and Medical Careers announced Monday that it plans to open a Greeley campus by early next year....more... High schoolers look at health care careers (Jonesboro Sun)
JONESBORO ? Ashley Howard, an 11th-grader at Bay High School, donned rubber gloves, uncapped a syringe, attached a blood tube to it and applied a tourniquet before feeling for a blood vein in the make-believe patient?s arm....more... Considering A Career Change? Go Where The Jobs Are (The Beaver County Times)
(ARA) - According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, eight out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are in health care. They estimate that about 19 percent of all jobs created between 2004 and 2014 will be in health care....more... |