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Mahnomen Health Center - Health Occupation Class
Using grant funding, Mahnomen Health Center (MHC) collaborated with Mahnomen High School to develop and offer a health occupation class. Each year, students meet the Minnesota Health Standards curriculum mandated by the state. The hospital provides not only job shadowing, but videoconferencing to a large health system's managers and specialists. From the speakers, students learn about college classes for a chosen field, challenges and accomplishments, job satisfaction, as well as average salaries and benefits.
What is it?
Using grant funding, Mahnomen Health Center (MHC) collaborated with Mahnomen High School to develop and offer a health occupation class. Each year, students meet the Minnesota Health Standards curriculum mandated by the state. The hospital provides not only job shadowing, but videoconferencing to a large health system's managers and specialists. From the speakers, students learn about college classes for a chosen field, challenges and accomplishments, job satisfaction, as well as average salaries and benefits.
Who is it for?
Mahnomen High School students.
Why do they do it?
In 2005, the high school had the highest dropout ranking in the state. Mahnomen Health Center felt that was unacceptable and wanted to help. Youth visits to the emergency department demonstrated emotional issues of living in the state's poorest county.
Impact
Forty percent of the students have gone immediately from graduation into secondary education in a health-related field. Research of the first class of 2005 shows that 90 percent are now in a health-related career.
Contact: Susan Klassen
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 218-935-9402
E-mail: susan.klassen@sanfordhealth.org
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