Health Career Connection (HCC)

We’re proud to support @HCCconnects, which places college interns like Usean Redic in community organizations supporting behavioral health. The paid internships provide experience & exposure to in-demand careers. Learn how we improve community health. k-p.li/3aAKMv6

Donate to HCC on Giving Tuesday, Double Your Impact - mailchi.mp/healthcareers/…

Thank you to the Oakland A's Community Fund for the $10,000 grant to support our work in the East Bay. This grant will help support our work empowering diverse future health leaders to advance health equity! @athletics

Celebrating National Intern Day! We are proud to celebrate and recognize the 391 interns who joined HCC this summer. These talented, diverse individuals are our future health leaders and we are thrilled to be a part of their career journey. #nationalinternday #InternDay

We are proud to partner with @Lacarehealth as they invest $800,000 to support health care internships for those from diverse and underserved communities. Read the full press release here buff.ly/2Spj5RD #healthequity #innovation #leadership #health #diversity #inclusion

Don't forget to register for our final Journey to Leadership event featuring DL Poole, MBA, MPA, FNP, PA, the Chief Operating Officer at LifeLong Medical Care as he shares his leadership journey in health care. Register at buff.ly/3fGxS1V

Mark your calendars for HCC's final Journey to Leadership alumni speakers! Register now: hcc-30yrs-journeys.eventbrite.com #HCC30years #DiverseLeadership #RepresentationMatters

Special thanks to all of our alumni volunteers. Because of your efforts, the next generation of health leaders are one step closer to their futures.

Will the healthcare workforce survive COVID-19? buff.ly/3gyuZlE #HealthCareers #DiverseWorkforce #FlexibleWorkplace #WorkplaceBenefit

Teams and leaders with #Empathy and #EmotionalIntelligence are surpassing their counterparts in overall performance. Here's why: buff.ly/3aGCqme #Adaptability

As the U.S. approaches its vaccination goals, what are the implications of proposed "vaccine passports"? For one, consider what it means for communities where #VaccineAccess hasn't been equitably provided. buff.ly/32yHgyi #OpEd #VaccineDiscrimination #HealthDisparities

Nearly 10M Americans are still unemployed, yet many companies and industries are reporting labor shortages. How can that be? Read more on the New York Times: buff.ly/3sGVoAa #HealthEquity #HealthBenefits #PayEquity #FlexibleWork

Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized that health care is profoundly affected by implicit bias and how the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated racial #HealthDisparities, especially among Black mothers. buff.ly/3x8whJY #BlackMothersMatter #BlackMaternalHealth

Final call for Advancing Equity at the Systemic Level, featuring the expertise of and insider perspectives from: Quinney Harris, MPH; Evelyn Ho, MPH; and Nicole Sirivansanti, MPH. (Turquoise Sidibe had to cancel!). See you soon! buff.ly/3pmJJoF #HCC30Years #HealthEquity

HCC's next alumni speaker is coming next Tuesday, 4/27 at 12:30PM PT (3:30PM ET): Shelby Decosta, MHA (President, UCSF Health Affiliates Network & Chief Strategy Officer, UCSF)! Sign-up to join the conversation: buff.ly/3br6PFN #HCC30Years #HCCJourneys #HealthLeaders

Hoping to future-proof your career? Check out these 5 Health Care Jobs on the Rise. buff.ly/3e1KYWF #CareersInHealth #HealthJobs #FutureOfHealth

Only 23% of certified financial planners are women and just 3.5% are African American and Latino combined. Unsurprisingly, this means women and people of color are much further behind their white, male counterparts in #FinancialHealth. buff.ly/3sdVnn2 #DiversityMatters

Next Thursday, April 22 Hear from HCC alumni leaders in health to hear insights, gain expertise, and learn recommendations for tackling systemic change for advancing #WorkforceDiversity and #HealthEquity goals. Register NOW: buff.ly/3pmJJoF #FreeWebinar #HCC30Years

Despite efforts by many (including us here at Health Career Connection, Black, Latinx and Native American professionals are significantly underrepresented in U.S. health professions. buff.ly/2PnMLgu #WorkforceDiversity #RacialDiversity #RepresentationMatters

It's a race against the clock - and quickly emerging virus variants - to expand COVID-19 vaccine access to the “hardest-hit and highest-risk communities.” buff.ly/3wkX6KH #HealthEquity #VaccineDelivery #AccessibleHealthcare