Regional Health Occupations Resource Center
1600 Holloway, HSS 301, San Francisco, CA 94132
 Phone (415) 405-0777  Fax (415) 338-7948  Cell (510) 652-3932 
Region 4—Interior Bay Area RHORC at CCSF
September 2006
Submitted by Janey Skinner/Director
Current Projects
 JDIF-funded Trans Bay Human Services Training Collaborative
o Received $600,000 funding for a two-year project involving CCSF, Berkeley City College,
and employers to train incumbent and entry-level workers for health & human services.
 Radiologic Technology Training of Clinical Educators (RTEC)
o Financial support and outreach assistance to the RTEC training (offering CEUs) in Los
Angeles, Nov. 2-3, 2006, as well as to the CSRT conference, Nov. 4-5, 2006.
 East Bay Immigrant Nurse Re-Entry Project
o Partnership development with SF WBC, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Chabot
College and others to expand training for immigrant nurses re-entering the health workforce.
 “Quick Start” Tech Prep: Las Positas College (LPC) Pipeline Project
o Held initial planning meeting with LPC for new pipeline project that includes a summer
academy and development of 3 new certificate programs at LPC.
 San Francisco Welcome Back Center
o The first convening of a working group of immigrant-serving agencies was held to establish
a coordinated resource and referral center for immigrants with health backgrounds.
o Total number of participants in SF WBC is 1,951, including 83 new enrollees since May
2006. Since May, WBC delivered 127 in-person case management sessions plus 738 other.
Outcomes May-Sept 2006: 5 participants validated credentials, 31 took licensing exams, 19
obtained employment in the health sector, and 2 were accepted to medical residency.
 Bay Area Mental Health Education Workforce Collaborative
o RHORC co-convened a regional task force on community college mental health programs in
response to MHSA, a subcommittee of the Bay Area Mental Health Workforce Collaborative.
 Curriculum
o A train-the-trainer session for multiple colleges on the new one year ESL curriculum, the
English Health Train, scheduled tentatively for October.
o The SF WBC, in conjunction with JVS and CCSF's RN Dept., offers an NCLEX-RN Review
Course for Repeat Test Takers this fall. (SF WBC also offers other courses ongoing.)
o RHORC participated in editorial committee & regional pilot (2 colleges) for first-ever textbook
for community health workers to be published by Jossey-Bass.
o Formative research & pilot development completed for an 8-hour curriculum on elder abuse
recognition and reporting for first-responders (EMT, paramedics) at CCSF.
 Technical Assistance Projects
o Participated in healthcare diversity conference and regional working group (June 2006).
o Through FIPSE-funded CHW-NEC, RHORC provided technical assistance to Minnesota
colleges developing community health worker training programs.
o Initial groundwork conducted for a review of Bay Area health workforce needs, in
conjunction with RHORC Region 3, focused on public health depts. & regional hospitals.
o Provided data analysis of CCSF Healthcare Interpreter Program graduates & employers.
o Serve as grant reviewer for CCCCO EWD grants (IDRC): August 2006.
 EWD and Other Public Presentations:
o Worked with CCSF faculty on development of proposal to JSPAC (Dec. 2006); and on
presentations for CCCAOE (Oct. 2006); NCWE (Oct. 2006); and APHA (Nov. 2006).
Region 4 Colleges:
City College of San Francisco, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Napa Valley College, Solano Community College, College of Marin,
Los Medanos College, Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, Merritt College, Laney College, Berkeley City College,
College of Alameda, Chabot College, Las Positas College
Funded by the Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges Economic & Workforce Development Program