Page 13 CDU Newsletter
August 2023
alth Professions Partnership MOU
In its first year , the partners engaged in the CCHPP will participate in extensive public listening forums to hear firsthand from people who are experiencing barriers to entering healthcare professions , among other problems .
As part of the ensuing phase of student recruitment , high-schoolers will engage with CCHPP partners to tap into postsecondary training related to these professions .
CCHPP will reach undergraduate students at CDU , Compton College , and CSUDH , and its focus areas — including offering additional scholarships — will expand as the partners seek further external funding .
“ We are witnessing a new day in Compton with this agreement ,” said Assemblymember Gipson . “ While the effects of past underinvestment have institutionalized patterns of neglect , preventing the Compton area from closing persistent gaps in healthcare , today ’ s announcement will help us focus our medical and educational providers around a common purpose for the good of the region .”
The CCHPP was envisioned to address the needs of marginalized and disenfranchised communities in a Medically Underserved Area relying too much on a system that does not adequately care for them .