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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2001 CONTACT: Rob Gamble, Employer Services Manager, NOVA (408) 522-1033, rgamble@novaworks.org

 Healthcare Forum at Santa Clara Convention Center
October 3, 2001  

Sunnyvale, CA (9/21/01) - Job seekers, educators, students, employers, and other members of the public are invited to a free Healthcare Forum on October 3, 2001 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Experts from the educational field, local government, and the hospital floor will discuss in-depth California's current nursing shortage, the healthcare industry's occupational outlook, careers in the trades, and opportunities for education and training in the filed. 

“This is a wonderful opportunity for people to learn the pulse of Silicon Valley’s healthcare system and its job market,” said Mike Curran, Director of NOVA, the organization sponsoring the forum.   

Included among the guest lecturers will be Anita McDaniel, Project Coordinator for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Barbara Harrelson, Regional Vice-President of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, and Georgeanne Adamy, Executive Head of the Health Careers department of De Anza College. An interactive, question-and-answer panel will follow the presentations. 

Attendees will receive a copy of NOVA’s in-depth industry report, “Healthcare: Pulse of the Valley.” Members of the public are asked to RSVP by calling (408) 730- 7232 before October 2. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m., and the Forum runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. 

The Healthcare Forum is presented by NOVA, a public-private partnership serving local job seekers, employers, and the education and training community. The “Healthcare 2001: Pulse of the Valley” report is the latest in a series of detailed, qualitative examinations of growing and emerging industries. NOVA’s Labor Market Information Plus (LMI+) team has also studied the building and construction trades, information technology, bioscience, digital media, hospitality and other emerging industries, utilizing field research and an ethnographic approach that gives first-hand accounts of local workforce issues, realities, and trends that affect the community.  

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