Health and Long Term Care
Career Promotion Grant
Detroit Lakes
Healthcare
Consortium
Presenters
John Flatt – Detroit Lakes High School
• School-to-Work Coordinator
• [email protected]
Vicki Johnson – Detroit Lakes High School
• Health Educator & HOSA Advisor
• [email protected]
Health and Long Term Care
Career Promotion Grant
Business
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Business Partners
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MN State Community & Technical College
MeritCare Clinic
Dakota Clinic
St. Mary’s Regional Health Center
Emmanuel Community
Becker County Community Health
Health Care and Long-term Care
Career Promotion Grants
™GOAL: Developing intergenerational programs to
encourage middle and high school students to
work and volunteer in health care and long-term care
settings
Health Care and Long-term Care
Career Promotion Grants
™ Detroit Lakes Public Schools received a $15,000 grant
from the MDE and MDH
™ Detroit Lakes Public Schools received a $5,000
companion grant from West Central Initiative
DL Grant Scope and Purpose
aDevelop a comprehensive health careers
exploration program by creating a K-12
system of curricula, programs, and
activities through increased collaboration
and cooperation between local schools,
MSCTC, and several area healthcare and
long-term care providers
Project Outcomes
‰Provide career awareness, career exploration,
and career experience for students K-12 by
expanding work-based learning opportunities.
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Field trips
Classroom Speakers
Volunteerism
Job Shadowing
Internships
Project Outcomes
‰Implement a Two-Day Workshop
• Provide current labor market information and
demographics
• Provide tours of health care providers
• Examine existing curriculum to identify
weaknesses and strengths
• Make appropriate curriculum connections to
integrate new information
Project Outcomes
‰Implement a Two-Day Workshop
• Inform participants on key issues
• Provide collaboration time for educators and
area healthcare providers
Project Outcomes
aImplement a Two-Day Workshop that
involves K-12 educators
`7 Elementary teachers
`3 Middle School teachers/counselors
`7 High School teachers/counselors
Project Outcomes
‰ Provide Curriculum Writing Follow-up Time
• 6 hours per Elementary teacher
• 6 hours per Middle School teacher
• 10 hours per High School teacher/counselor
Project Outcomes
‰Create Instructional Units
• Elementary
• Middle School
• High School
* Provide examples of how academic knowledge and
skills are used in a variety of healthcare settings.
Project Outcomes
‰Create Grade Level Curriculum Units
• Instructional Topics
• Graduation Standards
• Health Care Core Skills
• Work-Based Learning Experiences
• Post-Secondary Articulation (11th and 12th)
Project Outcomes
‰ Develop a Resource Guide
‰ Create a Speakers Bureau
‰ Create a Work-Based Learning Database
‰ Create a Health Careers Pathway Brochure
• suggested courses
• career ladders
Project Outcomes
‰ Create an informational page in the DLHS
Registration Manual
‰ Create a Health Careers Pathway Brochure
• suggested courses
• career ladders
Project Outcomes
‰Improve the following courses:
• Health Careers
• Health Experience
• Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide
• Anatomy/Physiology and Medical Terminology
Project Outcomes
‰ Organize a HOSA Chapter at DLHS
(Health Occupations Students of America)
‰ Promote opportunities for students to earn
“Certificates of Advanced Standing” with MSCTC
‰ Promote industry-based Skill Certificates in
Health Occupations to reflect entry-level skills
Project Outcomes
‰Conduct a 1/2 day
Career Festival
for ALL 8th Grade
Students
Health and Long Term Care
Careers Promotion Project
THANK
YOU!