The link below will take you to the Department of Labor's
Help for Health Care suite of products. http://www.calmis.ca.gov/FILE/OCCMISC/HealthCareProject.htm

The Labor Market Information County Snapshots are now on-line on the EDD web site at http://www.calmis.ca.gov/default.htm.  Go to "Labor Market Information by Geography" and click on "County  (Snapshots)" to select the county data you wish to view.

Spring 2007 Health Initiative newsletter.

An Advanced Online Phlebotomy Progrma for working Phlebotomists.  This program was developed by the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) Resource Training Center.

For more information, go ot Healthstream on the web at www.healthstream.com and search for "Advanced Phlebotomy for Working Phlebotomists."

Attached are information regarding Policies, Legislation, and Procedures for Phlebotomists. 

1. LFS Approved Phlebotomy Training Programs as of October 29, 2003 (under the New Phlebotomy Laws effective April 9, 2003)
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Approved Training Programs (5-29-03).doc
2. LFS Approved Phlebotomy Certifiying Organizations as of Juy 30, 2003
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Phlebo Cert Org APPROVED (04-22-03).xls
3. The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)'s information for the necessary evaluation of offical non-U.S. educational transcripts for foreign educated/trained Phlebotomists
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/AACRAO Eval ForeignPhleb 11-3-03.doc
4. The evaluation procedures on evaluating foreign educated/trained Phlebotomists.
http://healthoccupations.org/upload/Foreign Phlebs-How to Evaluate 11-3-03.doc

California Community college health care programs are challenged by the demand to train more health care workers with fewer faculty and tightened budgets, while students' preparation and retention rates have dropped. The Regional Health Occupations Resource Centers (RHORCs)/Health Care Initiative, with the support of the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges, enlisted the expertise of the Center for Student Success (Research and Planners Group of the California Community Colleges) to investigate variables which contribute to students' success.  Brad Philips and his partnering statisticians (RPG) conducted a comprehensive literature review and research study to determine best practices associated with successful student completion in health occupation training programs within the California Community Colleges.  Their findings provide the foundation of student success strategies included in this Kit.

This kit is a collection of guidelines, strategies, presentations, sample fliers, and web resources, divided into three general categories:

1.      How to comprehensively recruit interested students into health occupations so that there is a good fit between students' expectations and the reality of the chosen occupation.

2.      Preparation strategies, to help assure that admitted students are ready to meet the realities and rigors of a training program.  A major component of the Kit is the Strategies for Student Success in Health Occupations Model Curriculum. This course not only provides interested students with introductory content fundamental to health occupations (i.e. medical terminology and critical thinking); it also includes learning activities in which students expand their skills to become successful students (i.e. time management).

 3.   Student retention strategies to help assure that students are successful in their respective training/education programs. The Student Success Kit contains guidelines on specific strategies that schools can implement with existing campus resources.

To obtain a FREE CD of the Student Success Kit please contact your local RHORC office:

This report was produced by the Center for Student Success under the guidelines of the Discipline Specific Industry Collaborate VTEA Health Grant.  The ZIP file contains the report that represents a distillation of four reports from the Center for Student Success study assessing promising practices in Health Occupations Training Programs in the California Community Colleges.

• Overall Summary: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs
• Survey Findings: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs
• Literature Review: Promising Practices at Work in California Community College Health Occupations Programs

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative.  They may be downloaded and printed.

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

These PDF files were created with funding from the Discipline Specific VTEA Industry Collaborative in Health Careers by the California Community College Economic Development Program Health Initiative. 

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