From: Ogar, Jon (GOV)
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 4:46 PM
To: Whipple, Deb (GOV)
Cc: Boyd, Elizabeth (GOV); Huls, JoAnne (GOV)
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

Importance: High

Debbie:

 

Below is today’s edition of WTGTAT. You can send it out now. Thanks!

 

What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Monday, February 22, 2010

 

Granholm, Bing, Ficano Announce Training for Film Industry Jobs Available to Detroit Residents

The governor, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Wayne County Executive Robert A. Ficano today announced that, thanks to a federal grant, Detroit residents can apply for training to work in Michigan’s growing film industry.  The $438,000 U.S. Department of Labor community-based job-training grant will be administered by the Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD), a Michigan Works! agency.

 

The DWDD film technician training program will provide employment opportunities in the film industry with a curriculum developed by the Wayne County Community College District in collaboration with the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Michigan Film Office.

 

Students enrolled in the film technician training program will learn the specific skills needed to be a film production technician.  The curriculum includes working in a classroom setting designed around the production environment, hands-on training with IATSE professionals, and working in several studio settings on actual productions.

 

Several organizations are partnering on the DWDD film technician training program.  They are IATSE; Michigan Film Office; City of Detroit; Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth; Wayne County Community College District; Wayne County Film Initiative; Detroit Public Schools; Goodwill Industries; Detroit Public Television; Madonna University; and Rodney Nolan and Associates, certified financial advisers.

 

The film technician training program is expected to graduate 45 to 60 students over the next two years.  Detroit residents can apply online for the training at:

 

http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/DetroitWorkforceDevelopmentDepartment/tabid/81/Default.aspx

 

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MDCH Awarded $14.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Advance Use of Health Information Technology

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Information Technology (MDIT) a grant of more than $14.9 million to accelerate the growth and progress of health information technology in the state.  The grant is funded through the Recovery Act.  
 
The Michigan Health Information Network (MHIN), an MDCH and MDIT-led collaborative of health care stakeholders from across the state, will use the grant to implement the first statewide health information technology network and advance the state’s use of health information technology (IT).  The implementation of health IT will enable Michigan citizens and health care providers to have greater access to individual patient records and health care information.
 
The $14.9 million grant will be used over the next four years to build the technological infrastructure to integrate local and regional health information exchanges, health systems, state of Michigan systems and integrated delivery networks.  Once the infrastructure is in place, it will enable health care providers from across the state to share information, reducing the overall cost of care while increasing health care quality and patient safety.
 
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Jon Ogar

Senior Writer/Editor

Communications Division

Office of Governor Jennifer M. Granholm

Office 517-335-6819

Cell 517-515-2743

Fax 517-335-6790