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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-03-12, Page 22 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Huron County and Georgian College partnership continues to grow Huron Expositor staff Georgian College in Seaforth will soon once again produce a number of local graduates who will be looking to contrib- ute to the communities where they live, work and train. Since its arrival in 2005, the college has had nearly 40 practical nurses, 35 per- sonal support workers and 40 food serv- ice workers graduate from its programs. The arrival of the college nine years ago was spurred by Huron County's rural health workforce program HealthKick. HealthKick officials said comments gathered from feedback forms each year convey a sentiment that George College's presence has made the "impossible pos- sible" for many residents in terms of local education. Growing Healthy Huron Families Fox Johnson QM! Agency On Jan. 22, the Gateway Rural Health Research Institute had its first Collabora- tion Exploration event in Stratford. Bringing together Gateway's academic partners, research chairs, management team and the Ministry of Health and Long -Term Care, the institute deemed it a "joint learning, networking, and vision- ing session:' Each respective collaborator has dif- ferent research priorities, but all are towards a singular purpose: advancing rural health in local regions, Huron County included. An upcoming health research study within the area is the Growing Healthy Huron Families project, funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport. Families participate in a nine-month project to improve their lives with help from a health coach. Balanced diets and daily exercise are said by Gateway to be the most effective. Gateway came to fruition after review- ing of the urban and rural health rates, noticing the higher rates within Huron, Perth, Grey, and Bruce counties. 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Big banks are defined as: Toronto Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. T.Trademarks 01 Meridian Credit Union Limited. 02/2014. "The life of a mature student is not a simple one as he or she has to meet chal- lenges head on with continuing to work, supporting their family and dedicating time to education," said Laura Overholt, manager of HealthKick. "By providing Georgian's educational opportunities locally we can facilitate and encourage their success and, at the same time, develop a new pool of qualified health- care workers who can remain here to fill positions in their communities' HealthKick provides a coordination role for Georgian College students and instructors in Seaforth. Officials said an example of the part- nership was moving the practical nurse training from a storefront in town to a classroom with a smart board and simu- lation equipment at the Huron East Health Centre. Barb Carriere, manager of continuing education for Georgian College's Owen Sound campus said innovation has become a priority at the Seaforth campus, sparlcing the decision to begin delivering the personal support worker program using videoconferencing equipment to link three rural sites. Other area organizations that have sup- ported Georgian's presence in the com- munity include the Huron Business Development Corporation, Huron East Seaforth Community Development Trust, the County of Huron and the Huron East Family Health Team. "These agencies provide quality guest speakers, presenters, clinical placements, instructors and mentors for students. Without them our programs could not be offered," Carriere said. The relationship between Georgian College and Huron County continues to grow. The college recently signed a memo- randum of understanding with the Huron -based Gateway Rural Health Research Institute to help further develop the region both intellectually and economically. The scope of courses at the cam- pus also widened beyond health care for winter 2014 to include basic secu- rity guard prep, telemedicine 101, SmartServe and enhanced slcills for personal support workers. For further infor- mation on George College courses offered locally con- tact Carriere at 519-376-0840 ext. 2021 or Barb.Carri- ere@georgiancol- lege.ca or Overholt at 519-600-2273 ext. 261 or lover- holt@smallbusi- nesshuron.ca. Paul Cluff NI Agency A small crew of firefighters sift through what is left of a barn on St. Augustine Line northeast of Goderich in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh township. Barn fire kills estimated 1,300 pigs near Auburn Members of the North Huron Fire Department sifted through the rem- nants of a barn fire at a pig farm on St. Augustine Line between Hawkins Road and Nile Road, a few kilometres north- east of Auburn. BMA RIVER DIRECT CITRUS TRUCKLOAD SALE SEATO!! FRI., Mar. 14th - 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM Seaforth Agricultural Society 20 LB. 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