Scrubs Camp comes to WVC Omak on Feb. 8

OMAK – The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center (EWAHEC) will host a Scrubs Camp from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wenatchee Valley College Omak campus. Scrubs Camp is a health career exploration opportunity for area high school students.

Kristi O’Neill, Career Connection Specialist with Worksource Okanogan County said that more than 100 students from Okanogan County high schools have already signed up for the event. The camp is free, and lunch will be provided.

Students can register online at www.edu.edu/scrubscamp.

For more information contact Jessica Ochoa at (509) 828-1301 or email jochoa@ewu.edu.

HRSA, created in 1982, is an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the primary federal agency responsible for improving health care for people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable, according to its website www.hrsa.gov.

HRSA supports training of health professionals, distribution of providers to areas where they are needed most and improvements in health care delivery.

The Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center at Eastern Washington University in Cheney promotes health and wellness for underserved and at-risk populations through research, education, and community development.