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October 30, 1998
TRAINING HELPS FILL NEED FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Unemployed women from Juneau, Haines, Angoon, and Hoonah are in Juneau taking classes to become certified nurses' aids and to help fill a need for workers in the health care field.

"Throughout Alaska there's a shortage of health care workers at all levels," according to Gary Bowen, associate dean at UAS. The students are receiving four health science credits from UAS for their training which satisfies Alaska Board of Nursing regulations.

The 18 students began two weeks of day-long classroom instruction from nurses on Oct. 21 at the UAS Marine Tech Center. Upon completion of the classroom work on Nov. 4 they will be certified as Personal Care Attendants. More than half of the students will then spend another two weeks in a clinical setting at the Juneau Pioneer's Home. Upon completion they will be Certified Nurses' Aids.

The students are being supported by a State Training and Employment Program grant from the Department of Community and Regional Affairs to Cornerstone Health, a Juneau company. The grants are designed to help job training.

For information:

Jade Florendo, Cornerstone community liaison, 586-6838

Kathy Brown, STEP grant administrator, CRA, 465-4863

Gary Bowen, UAS associate dean, 465-8773

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