MHA Health Careers Centers Health
Careers Awareness Camp
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JACKSON (April 11, 2006) -- The Mississippi Hospital Association Health Careers
Center in partnership with the Mississippi Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
is offering a great opportunity for high school junior and senior
students. Together, the two associations are sponsoring three Health
Careers Awareness Camps throughout the state of Mississippi for Summer
2006. The Health Careers Awareness Camp is a five-day summer enrichment
program designed to provide high school junior and senior students with an
educational experience that builds awareness of and interest in health
care careers through a partnership of health care employers, health care
practitioners and educators. Below is a list of camp dates, locations,
and contact information. If you are interested in learning more about the
Health Careers Awareness Camp and the application process, please contact
Curnis Upkins, Jr. or Melissa Brewer at (601) 982-3251 or visit
www.mshealthcareers.com to download the
application. All applications must be received by May 3, 2005.
Health Careers Awareness Camps
June 4th-9th, 2006 Moorehead, MS
School districts of the Delta Area
(Coahoma, Quitman, Bolivar, Tallahatchie, Sunflower, Washington,
Humphreys, Holmes, and Sharkey)
Contact: Robert Bell at (662) 822-2852
June 5th-9th, 2006 Jackson, MS
School districts of the Jackson
Metropolitan Area (Hinds, Rankin, and Madison)
Contact: Melissa Brewer at (601) 982-3251
June 18th-24th, 2006 Choctaw, MS
School districts of the Choctaw Area
(Attala, Winston, Noxubee, Leake, Neshoba, Kemper, Scott, Newton, Jasper,
and Jones)
Contact: Morgan Ben at (601) 663-7693
CONTACT: Melissa Brewer
Communications Coordinator
MHA Health Career Center
Phone: (601) 368-3235
mbrewer@mhanet.org
About MHA
Health Career Center:
The MHA Health Careers Center was created by the Mississippi Hospital
Association in response to the shortages in nursing and allied health
careers. These shortages are threatening the delivery of timely and
quality healthcare in Mississippi and must be addressed. The Center
provides resources for individuals interested in health careers and to
hospitals for employee recruitment and retention.
The MHA Health Careers Center is focused on being the primary resource for
students, educators, job seekers and healthcare employers interested in
health care information and occupations in Mississippi. By forming
partnerships with educational institutions, healthcare employers and
healthcare professional organizations, we are working to ensure that the
medical needs of all Mississippians are cared for by a sufficient number
of well-trained professionals.
