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From behind the scenes, Office of Rural Health supports EMT recruitment across Wisconsin

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University of Wisconsin-Madison News 10/29/2015 Helicopters, hazmat suits, fire extinguishers, search-and-rescue dogs — in many places, a summer camp boasting these kinds of things would likely be targeted at boys. But in Ashland, Wis., Rescue Divas is a camp for middle-school girls that aims to attract new recruits to the field of emergency medical services. […]

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Rescue Divas meets a need – Program aims to address a lack of female EMTs

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Ashland Daily Press 6/19/2015 By Sara Chase Approximately only about one-third of the nation’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics are women. Because of that shortage of female emergency medical staff, Carrie Miller, the Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (CEP, Inc.) Focused Initiative Manager and volunteer EMT with the Washburn Area Ambulance, had an idea

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Diva Tech connects high school girls with technical education, great careers

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BusinessNorth 3/12/2015 By Ron Brochu With the number of skilled trade and technical workers insufficient to meet demand, new and innovative efforts are being made to market those careers to young persons. Now in its second year regionally, the Diva Tech program is unique because it seeks to inform girls about professions that are heavily

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Students take part in Medical Discovery Days

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BusinessNorth 11/20/2014 Students from Bayfield, Drummond, South Shore, and Washburn High Schools recently participated in Medical Discovery Days, a two-day healthcare exploration opportunity. They were exposed to a wide variety of healthcare professions while touring the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College – Ashland Campus. Students learned about WITC’s healthcare related programs, including nursing, medical assistant, health

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Rescue Divas: EMS summer camp for girls set for summer 2015

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Sawyer County Record 11/4/2014 Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (CEP, Inc.) recently received an implementation grant from the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health to fund the inaugural session of Rescue Divas: EMS Summer Camp for Girls. The premise of the new camp is to expose middle school girls to careers in emergency medicine in

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Manufacturing tour to be held in Price County Oct. 22

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Price County Review 10/13/2014 In Northwest Wisconsin, the manufacturing sector is one of the region’s highest growth industries. Statewide over 16-percent of the state’s workforce is employed in manufacturing; higher than the national average of nine-percent, according to the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. In the past few decades manufacturing jobs have transformed from dirty, low-paying

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