Health-care career workshop planned

Staff report

Champion

Area residents interested in pursuing a career in health care are invited to attend a free career workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Community Outreach Center in Champion Presbyterian Church, 4997 Mahoning Avenue NW, Champion.

Registration is recommended and begins at 8:30 a.m. Call Effie Gianoutsos at 330-675-7717.

The workshop offers information on health-information technology, medical billing and coding, pharmacy technician, electronic medical records, emergency medical technician and many other career paths.

Participants will talk to health-care employers, educators and career pathway representatives. Financial-aid information also will be available. New to this event will be hands-on health-care career demonstrations.

Northeast Ohio HealthForce is presenting the event in partnership with the One Stop employment offices of Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties, each a division of the county’s Department of Job and Family Services.

For more information on Ohio HealthForce, visit its website at www.neohealthforce.org.