Source: Work Shift
A new higher ed consortium in Massachusetts is tapping federal money to create microcredentials and the rare, legit stackable pathway for students in a high-demand field—public health informatics, in this case. The funding is part of $75M in federal pandemic relief money the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is using for workforce development. The program is seeking to help the nation avoid blind spots in the next pandemic and to glean more insights from health data. It also aims to increase opportunities for underrepresented people in the public health IT workforce.