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California Workforce Development Board High Road Training Partnership Resilient Workforce Program (CWDB HRTP RWP)

HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

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Overview

California Workforce Development Board High Road Training Partnership Resilient Workforce Program

Funder: California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)

Status: Active funding period was June 2023 - March 2026 (past cycle)

Geographic Scope: Santa Cruz County, California

Focus Areas:

  • Building, strengthening, and diversifying the Santa Cruz County healthcare workforce

  • Increasing opportunities for Santa Cruz County residents to advance in health professions

  • Aligning and expanding health education and training through pipeline programs, work-based learning, and continued professional development

  • Increasing access to existing high-road jobs for underserved populations

  • Creating pathways for job growth for incumbent workers in healthcare

    • Supported Activities:

  • Santa Cruz County Health Workforce Council meetings (quarterly)

  • Workforce track workgroups (monthly)

  • Annual community forum

  • Nursing Workforce Council initiatives

  • Integrated Behavioral Health Action Coalition workforce discussions

  • Medical Assistant Externship programs

  • Physician pipeline initiatives

  • Surgical Technician programs

  • Health Career Pathways

  • Community Health Worker training

    • Key Achievements:

  • Secured 50 nurse scholarships for 1440 Multiversity's Healing Our Healthcare Heroes retreat (2023)

  • Increased associate-level mental health providers (~19 providers) through Motivo Health clinical supervision partnership

  • Procured 25% discount on mental health supervision rates for Santa Cruz County organizations

  • National Nurses Week proclamation for Santa Cruz County (May 2023)

  • National Community Health Workers Week proclamation for Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties (August-September 2023)

  • Medical Assistant Externship Best Practices Guide

    • Contact: Hayley Mears, Workforce Development Program Manager, hmears@hipscc.org

    Website: www.hipscc.org/workforce

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