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Since 1965, Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP) has pursued alleviating poverty, by helping people to help themselves. Through various programs, they support and empower individuals to build upon their personal resources and abilities to rise out of poverty and become self-sufficient. With the Health Professions Opportunity Grant (HPOG), SCAP partnered with Schenectady County Community College’s Upstate Partnership for Healthcare Pathways (UPHP) program to enroll low-income job seekers in healthcare training.

San Jacinto College re-engages and incentivizes students to complete their training.

In August of 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated much of the Houston area, affecting many students and staff of the San Jacinto Community College District both financially and emotionally. After the storm, the college’s Health Career Pathways Partnership HPOG program struggled to maintain its relationships with students. This took a major toll on the program’s ability to create successful pathways towards employment.

To address these issues, San Jacinto College made efforts to staff up after displaced staff and faculty caused high turnover. The College then set out to implement a student re-engagement strategy to bring participants back into the fold.

For students participating in the Kansas Health Opportunity Project (KHPOP) , a firm educational foundation is a critical factor in program completion. Thanks to funding provided by the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program, Basic Skills Training has proven to be an essential component in laying the groundwork to set participants up for success.

Tribal college’s HPOG program success guides statewide diversity initiatives in North Dakota.

With funding from a Health Professions Opportunity Grant (HPOG), Cankdeska Cikana Community College’s Next Steps II Program is now in its eighth year of providing training for healthcare occupations, advancing the diversity of the nursing workforce in North Dakota, and addressing critical healthcare workforce needs throughout the state.

Discussing employment opportunities early and often enhances the educational experience.

Community College of Allegheny County experienced several challenges after the start of their Pathway to Success in Healthcare (PSH) program , particularly in reaching employment outcome goals for students and obtaining post-graduation data. They ascribed this to a lack of communication and relationship-building between students and the employment specialists who educate and facilitate healthcare jobs for program participants. Although the program had strong relationships with healthcare employers, they struggled to communicate available employment opportunities to students.

For the past decade, the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa Nation has taken a proactive approach to improving the health and welfare of its citizens through strategic initiatives that teach people to make healthier choices. The strategy’s implementation culminated in the construction of the Byron Dorgan Youth Wellness Center, a tribal health and fitness facility, staffed by a trained workforce supplied by Turtle Mountain Community College ’s HPOG Health & Fitness Training Program.

The following compendium of Promising Practices showcases Health Profession Opportunity Grants programs that advance successful program outcomes through strategic planning based on outcomes from labor market information and program data. The grantees listed below prosper through implementation of work based learning and employer engagement to bolster entry to healthcare employment.

Onward and Upward is a biannual, two and a half day event hosted by the HPOG Pathways to Healthcare Professions (PHP) in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The event provides essential training and motivation to HPOG participants with a foundation based upon the Native American Medicine Wheel philosophy. This holistic philosophy serves as a learning tool rooted in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual elements. It aids in the decision-making process by demonstrating balance, illuminating wisdom, and highlighting values.

The following compendium of Promising Practices showcases Health Profession Opportunity Grants programs that advance successful program outcomes through strategic planning based on outcomes from program data. The grantees listed below prosper through implementation of adaptive recruitment techniques and thorough evaluation of participants at program assessment and intake.

The following compendium of Promising Practices showcases Health Profession Opportunity Grants programs that advance successful program outcomes through strategic planning based on outcomes from labor market information and program data. The grantees listed below prosper through implementation of work based learning and employer engagement to bolster entry to healthcare employment.