Turn Delaware Tech into health specialist
The problem is compounded in Sussex County by lack of affordable housing, high land prices and transportation issues that keep new businesses from moving to Delaware.
Then consider Delaware’s changing demographics. More than 134,000 Delawareans are over the age of 65. The fastest growing population in the state is older than 70. Delaware has a higher percentage of seniors over 80 than any other state, including Florida.
Most of that senior influx is occurring in Sussex County, and with that will come economic and social challenges. The graying of Delmarva — and of the country — will require hundreds of thousands of jobs in medicine and health care. Already the country faces daunting shortages in elder care, physical therapy, nurses, nuclear technicians and pharmacists. Insuring all Americans won’t matter much if we don’t have the medical facilities and personnel to care for the aging population.
So how do we educate young people and give them skills that serve the future needs of Delaware?
One idea might be to transform Delaware Technical & Community College from a two-year commuter institution into a four-year university focusing on health and medicine.
A university with dormitories and affordable housing for teachers, administrators and graduates could be a blueprint for the state’s long-term economic growth while addressing a booming senior population and an educated work force.
Throughout the United States over the next 20 years, more than one million nurses will be needed, along with more than 100,000 pharmacists, nearly 250,000 physical therapists and approximately 153,000 nuclear technicians to fill the void as the baby boomer generation reaches retirement.
That’s a lot of jobs and a lot of educating. So how do we pay for a new university?
With the real estate market in shambles, the state’s share of transfer tax dollars has slowed. Income tax revenue is declining. Taxes are never popular. And that was before the recession.
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Thursday 01 May 2008 | Derren | Uncategorized
I guess there is enough Big Pharma money to go around for both parties.
funny how reddit probably cheered when this was implemented.
Good idea, but what do they do about the bacteria and other undesirables in the water?
After watching, my question was how does the server know that the user typed the right word?http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html explains it.
turns out politics and 2party politics especially often get in the way of getting shit done.
The problem isn’t the Republican part of the solution - it’s the Universal Healthcare part of the solution - the key facet of the Democratic platform.
edit, wikipedia did it better> reverse osmosisWhat’s new in this case is that they don’t use a wind turbine to drive a generator, to drive a motor driving a pump. They skip the generator to motor step and drive the impeller directly with a mechanical axle, 19th century windmill style.
Here’s the math. An employer has to pay $295 per year per uninsured employee. That employee then costs the state thousands per year in health care costs if publicly subsidized.And meanwhile, as long as the rest of the population gets insurance from their employers, they don’t face a tax burden. Thus, most of us in MA keep the health insurance system tied to employment. None of the inherent problems in the broken system are solved.Thanks, Mitt.
hahahha its the same damn one Obama and Hillary want. morons
hopefully towards PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.