Hanover College receives $100K to study health education in Jefferson County
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The Bethany Legacy Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 to Hanover College to study ways to reduce health disparities in Jefferson County.
The planning grant comes at a time when health professionals are in high demand.
“With a shortage of health professions in our county, we are excited to focus on workforce in order to retain local talent but also attract new talent to our county in mental and health-focused positions,” Bethany Legacy Foundation CEO Dora Anim said in a news release.
The grant will be used to fund research within the health industry and with southern Indiana residents. Hanover College will partner with Ivy Tech Community College’s Madison campus to use this research to identify academic programs and community initiatives that could be used to help improve area health.
Once potential solutions are identified, Hanover and Ivy Tech will work with community partners to develop educational opportunities serving high-need sectors like mental health care, psychiatric nursing, elder care and social work, the college said.
Hanover says the programs that result could create clinical opportunities for students, encouraging them to stay in the area and work for local employers. Those clinical services also could open up new opportunity for low-cost health care among Jefferson County residents.
“We are tremendously grateful to the Bethany Legacy Foundation for funding this important work that will enable us to serve the community more effectively,” Hanover College President Lake Lambert said. “This is truly a win-win for the college, its partners, and Jefferson County.”
Hanover College is located about 100 miles southeast of Indianapolis.