Baton Rouge Health District To Launch New Workforce Initiative, BRHireD, Following Grant Awards Of $500,000+

The Baton Rouge Health District (BRHD) is launching an initiative called BRHireD to expand the health care workforce in the region. BRHD recently secured over $500,000 in anticipated workforce development funding from a variety of sources. Over the next three years, BRHD will use these funds to establish an employer-driven regional health workforce framework that will encompass new recruitment, retention, and development initiatives to raise awareness of BRHD as a prime destination to pursue a health career, receive training, or advance career opportunities. Some of the new programs will focus on offering low-income individuals the opportunity for . . .