LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer & Industry Services
Director Noelle A. Clark today announced that $300,000 grant to establish and
operate the Michigan Center for Nursing has been awarded to the Michigan
Health Council.
The role of the Michigan Center for Nursing will be to facilitate
activities designed to ensure that an adequate and ongoing nursing workforce
is available to meet the health care needs of the citizens of the State of
Michigan. The grant will be allocated over a period of three years: $150,000
for FY 2003, $100,000 for FY 2004, and $50,000 for FY2005.
"We are thrilled to be working with the Michigan Health Council on this
critical component to our state's overall effort to address the nursing
shortage in Michigan," said Clark. "The Michigan Health Council is the
perfect choice for this vital project since it has more than 50 years of
demonstrated ability and health care policy expertise as well as a broad base
of support across all facets of the health care and educational systems in
Michigan."
The purpose of the Michigan Center for Nursing is to:
Provide a central forum in Michigan for exploring and addressing the
changing expectations, roles and responsibilities of nurses, their employers,
their clients and the public.
Establish a central resource for the collection and analysis of nursing
workforce data.
Develop a forecasting model that will allow Michigan-specific assessments
of future nursing supply and demand.
Communicate nursing workforce data to all stakeholders for use in the
development and implementation of strategies for addressing recruitment,
retention and nursing education.
Strengthen nursing education to meet the changing needs of Michigan's
nursing workforce and population.
"We are excited to be given the opportunity to build the infrastructure
for action and communication that will sustain open dialogue and problem
solving around nursing issues for years to come," said Anne Rosewarne,
Michigan Health Council President.
In addition to its depth of experience and track record of expertise on
health care issues in Michigan, the MHC proposal was strengthened by the
existing close relationship MHC has with the North Carolina Center for Nursing
which is a nationally recognized organization focusing on nursing workforce
issues similar to those faced in Michigan.
"Our goal is for the Michigan Center for Nursing to provide a central
resource for all nursing workforce data, dealing with recruitment and
retention issues, and strengthening nursing education," said Carol
Garlinghouse, MSN, RN, Director of the Michigan Health Council Nurse ICON
program.
The Michigan Health Council will work in partnership with Public Sector
Consultants, which originally recommended the creation of a Center for Nursing
in a study it conducted on behalf of the Michigan Department of Consumer &
Industry Services. The July 2001 report "Study of the Current and Future
Needs of the Professional Nursing Workforce in Michigan," is viewable on the
Internet at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis_fhs_nursrpt_34456_7.pdf
"We are looking forward to partnering with the Michigan Health Council to
collect and consolidate the data needed to develop and implement strategies
that will help strengthen the nursing workforce in Michigan," said Peter
Pratt, Vice President for Health Policy, Public Sector Consultants.
SOURCE Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services
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Related links:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cis_fhs_nursrpt_34456_7.pdf
CONTACT:
Maura Campbell of Michigan Department of
Consumer & Industry Services, +1-517-373-9280, Email:
mediainfo@michigan.gov
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