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This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on November 6, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on February 4, 2015.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on November 18, 2014.

This blog post was published in the original HPOG Blog on October 22, 2014.

Low reading, math, and other adult basic skills represent a principal barrier to recruitment and success of healthcare education programs. To address this issue, Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) programs should provide innovative approaches to adult basic skills education so that lower-skilled individuals can enroll in the program and go on to enter and complete post-secondary training.

The HPOG program offered a public webinar showcasing innovative approaches to adult basic skills education on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Meredith Larson and Heidi Silver-Pacuilla from the U.S. Department of Education presented findings from an international assessment of basic skills and discussed promising instructional models for providing adult basic skills education. Julie Strawn from Abt Associates discussed why innovative basic skills strategies are critical to success in healthcare training programs and highlighted key research findings that point toward promising strategies.

The 2015 Compendium of Promising Practices captures innovative practices that grantees identified as key to their success in serving TANF and other low-income individuals. The practices are indexed by grantee, state, community, type of organization, and job-driven practice component. The HPOG program is a demonstration project designed to build and share knowledge. This compilation of promising practices is intended to support dissemination of insights and lessons learned to diverse stakeholders. A comprehensive evaluation of HPOG is also underway and will provide more information on program implementation, systems change, outcomes, and impact. The goal of the evaluation is to expand the evidence base for improving outcomes for TANF recipients and other low-income individuals.

The 2015 Compendium of Success Stories captures inspiring journeys of program participants and showcases the transformations they experienced through HPOG. Grantees identified stories, with full consent from each individual participant to share her or his name and story. These accounts provide a small glimpse of the effect HPOG has had on its participants and bring to life the data collected about the HPOG program.

Using Human-Centered Design (HCD) in Human Service Programs

John Wilkinson, Partner of The WorkPlace, Inc, presented Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) at the 2013 Annual Grantee Meeting. For more information about Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), please visit the HPOG website.

Pennie Morgan, Central Community College, presented "Building a Future through Pre-NA Instruction" at the 2013 Annual Grantee Meeting. For more information about HPOG please visit the HPOG website.