California’s Health Care Solution: The California Endowment’s 21st Century Pathways to Health Careers

Toolkit Year
2019
Toolkit Publisher
Jobs for the Future
Toolkit Purpose

This brief presents examples of successful practices that develop equitable student-centered pathways to health careers at several of the 14 sites of the Building Healthy Communities initiative. The Building Healthy Communities initiative is a 10-year, $1 billion comprehensive community initiative launched by The California Endowment in 2010 to advance statewide policy, change the narrative, and transform 14 of California’s communities most devastated by health inequities.

Summary of Toolkit Approach

This brief presents examples of successful practices that develop equitable student-centered pathways to health careers at several of the 14 sites of the Building Healthy Communities initiative. The Building Healthy Communities initiative is a 10-year, $1 billion comprehensive community initiative launched by The California Endowment in 2010 to advance statewide policy, change the narrative, and transform 14 of California’s communities most devastated by health inequities.

Toolkit Intended Audience

Healthcare employers

Toolkit Based On

Building Healthy Communities Initiative

Toolkit Target Population
Adult workers
Industry
Name
Healthcare
Primary Career Pathways Element Addressed
Name
Identify sector or industry and engage employers