About Upstate Coalition
The four regional, community-based Coalitions were formed in 2005 by the South Carolina AHEC with funding from The Duke Endowment. The purpose of the Coalitions is to help increase the number of underrepresented minority South Carolina students who enter careers in health care. The goal of the South Carolina Coalitions for Health Careers is to increase the entry of minority students into the health professions pipeline. The Coalitions address the need for more effective collaboration between secondary education, higher education, health training programs, grassroots agencies, faith-based organizations, and business leaders to address the shortage of health professionals within the state.The mission of the Upstate Coalition for Health Careers is to increase diversity among the health professionals practicing within the eleven counties of the region through health career awareness, exploration and preparation. Special emphasis is placed on middle and high school minority students.
Coalition Members
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Anderson School District 5 Partnership for a Healthy Community Byrnes High School Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Carolina High School and Academy Spartanburg Technical College Clemson University Tanglewood Middle School |
Greenville Chamber of Commerce Tri-County Technical College Greenville Tech Prep Consortium Upstate AHEC Greenville Technical College Upstate Regional Center for Educational Support Greenville Hospital System |
Coalition Strategies
1. Student Motivation
- Click here to view the actions for Student Motivation strategy- Tool Kits & training for middle school CDFs
- Career Fairs
- Mad Science Enrichment Camps
- Yearly Diversity in Health Care Conference
- Scholarships
- MLK Weekend activities - booth and presentation
- eClub
- Faith-based resource manual
- Partnered with Greenville Hospital System for student access
- Developed Student Observation Packet for hospital resource
- Sponsored SC Hospital Association's Health Careers DVD
2. Academic Preparation
- Click here to view the actions for Academic Preparation strategy- Tool Kits & training for middle school CDFs
- Partnered with middle school CDFs
- Career Fairs
- Newspaper insert on Health Care Careers
- Aided in development of Teach the Teacher workshops
- Yearly Diversity in Health Care Conference
- Scholarships
- Sponsorships
- Partnered with Greenville Hospital System for student access
- Student HIPAA training for hospital visits
3. Parental Support
- Click here to view the actions for Parental Support strategy- Career Fairs
- Health Fairs
- MLK Weekend booth and Presentation/Speaker
- Parenting Workshop at Career Quest
4. PR/Community Awareness
- Click here to view the actions for PR/Community Awareness strategy- Tool Kits for middle school CDFs
- TV news coverage
- Career Fairs/ Health Fairs
- Coalition brochure and insert
- Click Magazine articles
- Yearly Diversity in Health Care Conference
- Developed Coalition Logo
- Faith-based resource manual with training
- Church Fans & other promotional items distributed
- Radio Public Service Announcements
- Sponsorships
- Website development
- Posters with sticky-note (tear-off) information sheets
- Sponsored Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day
- TV segment on the Richard Dawkins Show
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Upstate Coalition
200 N. Main Street Ste. 201
Greenville, SC 29601
Contact Information
LaToya Dodson BS, GCDFHealth Careers Program Coordinator
Upstate AHEC
14 Progress Rd
Greenville, SC 29607
864-349-1176 office
864-349-1179 fax
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