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Education in Brief: 03/25/2008  -  25 Mar 2008
Traverse City Record Eagle,This year's recipients are: Automotive Technology Department, $8750 for a new anti-lock brake traction control training system; the Health Occupations

Martin County community connection: March 25  -  25 Mar 2008
TCPalm,Health Information Fair: Learn about health occupations, educational opportunities. Port St. Lucie High School Medical Academy, 1201 SE Jaguar Lane,

School district wants to put property up for sale  -  25 Mar 2008
Columbia Daily Tribune,The property, already declared surplus by the school board, housed the Columbia Area Career Centerâ€™s adult health occupations classes until the career

Valley Briefing  -  Mar 22, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,Plano High School: Logan Atkinson, Welding and Fabrication; Branden Hoolehan, Fire Science; Morgan Sibley, Health Occupations I. Sandwich High School: Katie

'Crisis' in health workers?  -  Mar 18, 2008
Modesto Bee,By 2014, allied health occupations are projected to produce nearly 12000 new jobs in the Central Valley, as well as 17000 "replacement" jobs that are

Health-occupation students earn spots in state contest  -  Mar 19, 2008
Maui News,PUKALANI â€” Maui high school students qualified for the state Health Occupations Students of America contest during the third annual HOSA Student Leadership

AWARD WINNERS  -  Mar 21, 2008
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com,...national accreditation agency to develop mentoring for new educational program directors in 19 allied-health occupations, including respiratory therapy.

Retail, health care and education the growing employment markets ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
The Barrie Examiner,Health occupations enjoyed the largest increase in the township, almost doubling in number, whilst retail/wholesale jobs rose by 30 per cent.

CARROLL STUDENTS ATTEND STATE CONFERENCES  -  Mar 19, 2008
Madison Courier,The Carroll County Vocational Schools Health Occupations Students of America Chapter attended the state competition in Louisville.

Stark State receives $2 million for health care program  -  Mar 12, 2008
Canton Repository (subscription),The US Department of Labor has awarded the school $2 million that it will put toward its Expanding Capacity in Health Occupations project.

Kicking butts  -  Mar 19, 2008
KLEW,By Matt Loveless That was the catch phrase of the day Tuesday for Lewiston High School's Health Occupations Students of America or HOSA.

12.5% of local workers near retirement  -  Mar 4, 2008
Toronto Star,In the Toronto area, the median age of workers in health occupations was 42.9. For those working in trades and related occupations, the median age was 42.1.

Stark State awarded $2 million for community-based job training grants  -  Mar 15, 2008
New Philadelphia Times Reporter,The Expanding Capacity in Health Occupations project focuses on meeting current and projected health care worker shortages in the region.

Here to Help  -  Mar 22, 2008
Herald Zeitung,...girls enrolled in the Health Occupations Students of America program, and said sheâ€™s tickled to have patients scheduled through the end of the month.

Home and Health Expo proves to be a family affair  -  Feb 25, 2008
Morris Daily Herald,This year also included several groups of students from GAVC in both health occupations and Early Childhood Development classes. One group of students from

MCTC hosts a state conference  -  Mar 5, 2008
MU The Parthenon (subscription),The Marshall Community and Technical College will host the fifth annual West Virginia Health Occupations Students of America leadership conference this

12:47 pm Crowder College receives healthcare-training grant  -  Mar 13, 2008
Joplin Globe,Create an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Health Occupations enabling students with a certificate in a health support area (such as Emergency

Course helps corpsmen, medics become LVNs  -  Mar 21, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,...and that should count for something rather than starting from scratch,â€? said Sandy Comstock, the college's Associate Dean of Health Occupations.

Nolan wins volleyball championship  -  Mar 23, 2008
Bradenton Herald,Nolan Middle School Health Occupations Student Association is sponsoring a penny war Monday-Friday this week. During each of the lunch periods,

FHS HOSA Qualifies 20 For State  -  Mar 6, 2008
Fredericksburg Standard,Twenty Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) from Fredericksburg High School qualified for state competition after earning top placings at area

Athletic training field has exploded in recent years  -  Mar 23, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,Sonnefeldt teaches Health Occupations, while her counterparts teach PE "I like being here full time," Sonnefeldt said. Because she is at the school all day

Nestle announces $60M expansion at Jonesboro, Ark., plant  -  Mar 4, 2008
cbs4denver.com,In Brockville, the median age of workers in health occupations was 44.9. For those working in trades and related occupations, the median age was 42.6.

CCC receives $2.1M grant for health careers  -  Mar 13, 2008
Grand Island Independent,Nebraskans in high-growth careers in health care," said Deborah Brennan, dean of health occupations at CCC and co-principal investigator for the grant.

Crowder captures $1.4 million grant for health-care program  -  Mar 13, 2008
Joplin Globe,Creating an associate of applied science in health occupations degree program that would allow students with a certificate in a health-support area,

Crowder to expand health care program  -  Mar 13, 2008
Joplin Independent,Create an associate of applied science in health occupations which will allow students who currently have a certificate in a health support area (such as

Community Calendar  -  Mar 23, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer,Health Occupations Lab. Double red donations also needed. Appointment recommended. 937-218-0259. Tuesday: Colorectal Cancer Awareness, 11 am to 1 pm,

Pints donated  -  Mar 13, 2008
Daily Mining Gazette,I would also like to thank the health occupations students for their help during these drives. And also, a big thank you to all of the people who took the

Martin County community connection: March 22  -  Mar 21, 2008
TCPalm,Health Information Fair: Learn about health occupations, educational opportunities. Port St. Lucie High School Medical Academy, 1201 SE Jaguar Lane,

Siouxland College Cuts Ribbon On New Radiologic Building  -  Mar 7, 2008
KTIV,It's now part of the health occupations building. The program is fairly new but second year students who will graduate in July are looking forward to the

Simply irreplaceable  -  Mar 4, 2008
Canoe.ca,For those working in health occupations, the median age was 41.6. Dr. Brian Day, president of the Canadian Medical Association, said the average age of a

Lee school district nurse appointed to state committee  -  Mar 10, 2008
The News-Press,Sheila Sarver, the school districtâ€™s health occupations coordinator, was picked by the Office of the State Surgeon General to serve on the Nursing Workforce

Union Hospital Workers Picket UC Sites for Better Wages  -  Mar 9, 2008
San Diego Business Journal,The site, www.rnteaching.org, went live last summer, thanks to a partnership between the El Cajon office of the Regional Health Occupations Resource Center

New statue going up at Jackson High  -  Mar 21, 2008
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com,...who also recently gave $50000 to a Jackson High School scholarship fund, and $1 million to Jackson Community College for its health occupations center,

Planning under way for new high school  -  Mar 20, 2008
Northeast Georgian,New programs, scheduled to include health occupations, construction and culinary arts, will be located at the new high school, Van Hooser said.

South Plains College receives $1.6 million grant  -  Mar 13, 2008
LubbockOnline.com,...grants and was the only school to receive the grant for health care training, said Marla Cottenoir, dean of SPC's health occupations division.

Medical crisis  -  Mar 15, 2008
Ottumwa Courier,Ann Aulwes, dean of health occupations at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, said they are working on that part of problem.

GNB Voc-Tech students show their "American Spirit"  -  Mar 11, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,...and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

Regional students from eighth-graders to upperclassmen recognized  -  Mar 16, 2008
LubbockOnline.com,She is a Health Occupations Students of America state qualifier in Dental spelling, and is involved in the natural science club, UIL and attends San Ramon

Vo-tech looks to expand curriculum  -  Feb 25, 2008
Uniontown Herald Standard,Granted permission for the Health Occupations instructor to attend the Nurse Aide training, Teach the Educator Program in Harrisburg in March at a cost of

High-achieving Patriot Award winner recalls â€˜cluelessâ€™ start  -  Mar 10, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,Glasheen talked to Advanced Placement biology and health occupations classes about the ailing US health care system, patient safety and spiraling costs of

US history exhibit stops at DeLand Middle  -  Mar 6, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,Community College will have two programs today presented by the school's Institute for Health Services-Continuing Education for Health Occupations.

Shock, sorrow at murders  -  Mar 5, 2008
Laconia Citizen,...enrolled in a Health, Science and Technology Program at the school that allowed her to look into health occupations during her junior and senior year.

Your community in brief (March 14)  -  Mar 14, 2008
Albany Democrat Herald,For more information, contact the LBCC Health Occupations and Workforce Education Division at 917-4923. Nutria â€” friend, foe or just the other dark meat?

Columbia College To Host Occupational Olympics  -  Mar 5, 2008
MyMotherLode.com,...computer-assisted drafting, digital photography, food services, floral design, health occupations, health services and welding technology.

A Walk to Remember  -  Mar 14, 2008
Fayette Daily News,The one adjacent to Barbara Phillipsâ€™ health occupations classroom was dedicated the â€œWagner Courtyardâ€? and features a memorial marble bench.

Tucson Army Reserve facility may wind up in civilian hands  -  Feb 24, 2008
Arizona Daily Star,...wants to put educational and training programs there, including truck driving, food services, law enforcement, fire science and health occupations.

SCHOOL ROUNDUP  -  Mar 8, 2008
Charlotte Observer,Sixteen members of the Highland School of Technology Health Occupations Students of America chapter participated in the Southwest Regional HOSA competition

Hiking taxes on agenda  -  Mar 7, 2008
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,Courses include law enforcement, health occupations and graphic design. Lyons said students in the animation classes often receive critiques from

Nashua North Junior selected Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year  -  Mar 5, 2008
Nashua Telegraph,At Nashua North, she is studying nursing in the health occupations program, which qualifies her as a licensed practical nurse upon graduation.

Academic Achievers  -  Mar 2, 2008
Times Daily (subscription),High School, she is a member of BETA, Health Occupations Students of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, We're In This Together and Gold Record clubs

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