UPMC Health Plan Podcast featuring Earl Buford - Season 1, Episode 3: Better Jobs, Better Health
Season 1, Episode 3: Better Jobs, Better Health
What does a job have to do with your physical health? Plenty, as it turns out. In this episode, we hear about how innovative partnerships across the commonwealth are training people and helping them to gain employment.
For example, UPMC Health Plan’s Pathways to Work program helps its members gain training and jobs, through partnerships with area nonprofits. We hear from Pennsylvania Secretary of Human Services Teresa Miller, Dan LaVallee, director, UPMC Center for Social Impact, and Earl Buford, chief executive officer, Partner4Work, based in Pittsburgh.
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Nationally recognized for innovation, Partner4Work delivers workforce solutions for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to ensure the current and future needs of businesses and job seekers are met. As stewards of more than $25 million in public and private workforce funds, Partner4Work oversees and funds workforce programs for adults, dislocated workers, and youth; educates the community through robust labor market analytics; and implements innovative solutions to the region's systemic workforce challenges. Partner4Work bridges the gap between people looking for work and companies in need of talent. More information is available at www.partner4work.org.