Whether you're a health care employer, school/work force counselor, or career advisor the following information will provide the resources you need to educate students and career changers on the numerous opportunities in health care. Resources include free and minimal-cost health career promotion material, links to various education sectors and work force data sites, plus other informational sources.

Check out the following for downloadable health career promotion material.

Free Resources
MyFirstDay Career Cards - Eight informational cards highlighting seven high-demand health careers. Great information to hand out!
Pharmacist Career Brochure
Registered Nurse Career Brochure
Nursing Aid Career Brochure
Lab Tech Career Brochure
Imaging Tech Career Brochure
Physician Career Brochure
Health Unit Coordinator Career Brochure
General Health Career Brochure

MyFirstDay Career Poster - highlighting the broad spectrum of professional opportunities in health. Not as specific as the "My First Day" career brochures.
Health Care Careers Brochure - General health career brochure.
Health Care Coloring Book - Seven page health care coloring book.

Minimal-Cost Resources
Lab Tool Kit - Products and presentation ideas designed to give students information in a "fun" manner about Laboratory Professions.
Health Care Core Curriculum - Student entry-level health care interest course curriculum.
Health Occupations Activity Software - Select "Allied Health" for 308 academic software tools.
Real Life Games - Medical Doctor and Emergency Medical Technician simulated game software.
Bare Bones Education Store - Online store offering innovative produces for medical professionals, educators, and people of all age groups.
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest - non-profit organization that facilitates K-12 linkages with local employers.

The following include K-12 and post-secondary health education information for both state and private institutions.

Minnesota Department of Children Families and Learning (CFL) - Government K-12 education and services department
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) - State colleges, universities, and technical school information.
Minnesota Private Colleges - Guide to Minnesota's private colleges.
University of Minnesota
Excelsior College - Offers health care programs via distance education.
Minnesota Rural Health School - U of M interdisciplinary educational program for rural health programs.
Health Occupations Students of America - Student organization that promotes health careers.

The following links contain health care data and resources.

Minnesota Hospital Association - Click on the "Work Force" Iconfor MHA's work force resources. (link to MHA Web-site's Work Force Area)
Minnesota Department of Health - State health care work force data page.
Bureau of Labor and Statistics - Federal work force data resources.
Healthcare Education-Industry Partnership - MnSCU health work force development group.

Minnesota Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge
Citizens League
Minnesota Colleagues in Caring Collaborative
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, MDH
Rural Health Resource Center