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Health and Human Service
Employer-Led Collaborative

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TCHP has established the Thumb Region Health and Human Service Employer Led Collaborative to provide an opportunity for employers and education partners to collectively address local workforce challenges.

Thumb Region Talent Pipeline

The collaborative includes 28 health and human service employers across the Thumb Region, 17 education partners, and 8 community/state partners (See the full list below). The health and human service sector in the Thumb is facing critical workforce challenges including a lack of training and education programs in the local community, difficulty recruiting students to the rural area upon completion of training, and barriers to training. The ELC is committed to following the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) six strategies to address its primary purpose of ensuring a robust talent pipeline for critical jobs.

Focus Area

The Thumb HHS ELC goal is to increase workforce stability for health and human service providers in the Thumb by increasing educational opportunities and strengthening the career pipeline so that there is a flow of candidates back to the Thumb Region. The career focus is several high-need occupations that have been identified by employers. Nursing  Licensed Master & Bachelor Level Social Workers Medical Lab Technicians and Scientists Community Health Workers Certified Nursing Assistants Radiologist ​ Other careers have been discussed and will be explored with future funding opportunities.

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Nondiscrimination Statement
(Declaración de No discriminación)

The Thumb Community Health Partnership  will not exclude from participation in, deny benefits of, or discriminate against any individual or group because of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, height, weight, marital status, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, partisan considerations, or a disability or genetic information that is unrelated to the person’s eligibility.

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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact our organization using the information above.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, email thumbhealth@gmail.com

TCHP is an equal opportunity provider.

Español Declaración de No discriminación

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Michigan no excluirá de la participación, negará beneficios o discriminará contra ninguna persona o grupo debido a raza, sexo, religión, edad, origen nacional, color, altura, peso, estado civil, identificación o expresión de género, orientación sexual, consideraciones partidistas, o una discapacidad o información genética que no esté relacionada con la elegibilidad de la persona.

 

Phone

810-895-2918

Email

info@thumbhealth.org

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This network is the current recipient of a Network Development Grant  from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $900,000 with 0% financed with other resources. The contents of documents created through the project are the work of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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