Rural Project Examples: Health workforce pipeline

Club Scrub

Updated/reviewed August 2020

• Need: Rural Wisconsin communities experience threatened healthcare infrastructure due to workforce shortages.
• Intervention: The Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, in partnership with the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, created a youth program to increase awareness of health-related professions known as Club Scrub.
• Results: Middle-school students attend the program and gain a better understanding of career options in the healthcare industry.