Community Health Career Pipeline

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Created at: 2020-10-05 16:42:53

Brief description of the program: "The Community Health Pipeline provides a career-development pipeline that prepares Detroit high school youth to enter college; obtain well-paying jobs; and change the health, economic and social trajectories of their communities. It has operated in seven DPSCD high schools — affecting nearly 21,000 children — since 2016." Source: https://i.wayne.edu/view/5f3e7fa5030c0?utm_source=link&utm_medium=email-5f3e7fa5030c0&utm_campaign=WSU%27s+commitment+to+Detroit+schools+and+children&utm_content=Read+this+email+on+the+Web "The mission of the Community Health Career Pipeline is to develop a coordinated, multi-sector and community-based system that links young people involved in health-related efforts within the City of Detroit and surrounding areas to supported post-secondary university opportunities that prepare them to become skilled community health leaders in the areas of healthy eating and food systems, social justice and health equity. The Community Health Pipeline initiative invests in youth as agents of community change and encourages young people to continue their health and wellness-focused work to address and disrupt the trajectory of health and education inequity in their communities. " Source: https://education.wayne.edu/health-community-impact/programs/community-health-career-pipeline

Focus areas of this engagement: Community / Economic Development; K-12 Education; Education Policy; Health / Mental Health Inclusion / Access; Inclusion / Access; Other

Community needs and community participation in assessing those needs.: "...... according to research from the Pew Center, STEM workers enjoy a pay advantage compared with non-STEM workers with similar levels of education, and STEM training in college is associated with higher earnings, whether working in a STEM occupation or not. We also have ample proof that our talent pool in Michigan has become dangerously depleted in the past decade or so. We may not agree on why this is, but most everyone agrees that in order to attract business and entrepreneurship, we need to offer a statewide talent pool that is second to none. STEM addresses this issue directly. To be successful, students need to master skills that lead to lifelong learning in areas that will be in demand. STEM-related industries fit that description perfectly, and that’s why Wayne State has reached out to young students early in their education: to expose them to career paths that will lead to greater opportunities, and make a positive impact on the state’s economic health for generations to come." Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2018/03/25/stem-education-future/33278605/

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