eConnection January 2023

EMBRACING EQUITY. CHANGING LIVES. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS BUILT FOR SCALE.

We are inspired by our many supporters, partners and Futuro Health team members who have risen to the unprecedented challenges of the past years and demonstrated an unswerving dedication to the diverse Futuro Health Scholars whom we serve. We thank you for your continued support in 2023 and are pleased to share with you some highlights from 2022.

Van Ton-Quinlivan
CEO, Futuro Health

Read our 2022 Annual Report here

2022 ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

At a moment where the nation is experiencing continuous declines in higher education enrollment, Futuro Health successful drew diverse adults into allied health credentials to grow the workforce for Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Sterile Processing Technician, Phlebotomist, Patient Care Representative, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist, Community Health Workers with a Behavioral Health Emphasis, Health IT Specialist and more. Training options continue to grow each year.

“Futuro Health has been a strategic partner. Through their program, medical assistant participants can enjoy a quick road to graduation, work as a team, grow into a career that will benefit them as individuals but also support the community where they live, work and play and will gain incredible satisfaction comforting patients, and working in a specialized role."

Rachel Rios

Executive Director, La Familia Counseling Center

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with Futuro Health to create diverse talent pipelines of Pharmacy Technicians across our enterprise while giving Scholars an opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of career pathways within pharmacy and healthcare. We look forward to expanding beyond pharmacy careers in the future”

Melanie Kramer

Senior Manager, CVS Workforce Initiatives

“We are pleased to bring equity into healthcare through Futuro Health and to be able to offer local communities the opportunity to train for in-demand careers in healthcare. Futuro Health’s focus on training behavioral health care providers is especially important to Kaiser Permanente because of our 75-year mission to support total health, in mind, body and spirit.

Janet Liang

Executive Vice President, Group President and Chief Operating Officer for Kaiser Permanente

OUR FUTURO HEALTH SCHOLARS REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 90% of all Futuro Health program participants are multiculturally diverse, 52% are bilingual, 81% female, with an average age of 29.

IMPROVING LEARNING OUTCOMES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE ADULTS.

According to data from approved education partners with whom we collaborate, 83% of the Futuro Health Scholars enrolled in their programs of study completed their in-class training, often surpassing normal course completion rates thanks to Futuro Health’s best practices to bolster learner success.

ALL FUTURO HEALTH SCHOLARS NOW COMPLETE OUR SIGNATURE HUMAN TOUCH HEALTHCARE™ COURSEWORK TO BE STUDY- AND WORK-READY.

“This program has greatly improved my ability to calmly communicate with my patients. I have a better understanding of my own reactions and feelings, which in turn has helped me understand others. My ability to clearly understand what others are trying to communicate has improved both my personal and professional life. I use many of the techniques taught through this program in my daily life. Thank you for giving me the tools to grow and improve my patient care.”

Cindy S.

Human Touch Healthcare Program Graduate

ADDRESSING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES FOR EMPLOYERS - IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

We’re partnering with public higher education and health systems. Futuro Health is a critical partner in the California Consortium for Public Health Informatics & Technology (CCPHIT) with University of California, Berkeley, California State Universities, community colleges, employers and others. Funded through a federal grant which aims to increase representation of underrepresented communities within the public health IT workforce, the consortia will educate 700 adults for careers in this field by 2024.

FUTURO HEALTH IS PROVIDING WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS. In 2022, we became a state-approved Cal-MHSA Peer Support Specialist training provider – adding to our existing offerings which already included Community Health Worker with a Behavioral Health Emphasis and the Behavioral Health Microcredential.

We celebrated the 50th episode of our WorkforceRx with Futuro Health podcast in 2022. Since its launch, the podcast has featured an array of interviews with national leaders and innovators in workforce development sharing best practices about the future of work, the future of care, the future of higher education, as well as alternative education-to-work models.

WORKFORCE BEST PRACTICES BUILT FOR SCALE

Since our inception, we launched 19 approved training offerings across 12 education providers and their 65 campuses with integrated data systems to monitor how Futuro Health Scholars are doing on learner engagement, retention, completion, and employment outcomes.

Read our full 2022 Annual Report here

About Futuro Health

Futuro Health is a non-profit organization focused on improving the health and wealth of communities by growing the largest network of healthcare workers in the nation.

Futuro Health makes education journeys into allied health careers possible by growing the talent that employers need and creating a path to opportunity that workers want.

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