Unlocking Economic Benefits in Long-term Care Through Strategic Investment in Nursing
By By Joanne Spetz, Roy A. Thompson, and Laura M. Wagner on
Chapter 9 excerpted from "The Economic Power of Care: Our Nurses. Our Future" published by the International Council of Nurses. 
Affirmative Action: How Will Court Ruling Affect Medical School Diversity?
By By Robin Buller. Reprinted with permission from the California Health Care Foundation. on
California’s experience after Proposition 209 offers some clues and lessons
The US Supreme Court outlawed the use of affirmative action on June 29, deciding that race and ethnicity can no longer be considered primary factors in university admissions.
California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs
By By Kristen Hwang. Reprinted with permission from CalMatters. on
Reprinted with permission from CalMatters.
Announcing Our New Initiative to Strengthen California’s Health Workforce
By By Director Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP, and Associate Director of Research Elizabeth Mertz, PhD on
Strategies for Recruiting and Nurturing a Thriving Health Workforce
By By the California Improvement Network Team at Healthforce Center on
Recruiting, nurturing, and retaining staff is an increasingly greater challenge for providers of community health and social services. In an era of persistent labor shortages, insufficient resources, and soaring costs, organizations must adapt with greater flexibility, new approaches, and humility…
America's First Paramedics Were Black. Their Achievements Were Overlooked for Decades
By By Arthur L. Kellermann, ER doctor, public health researcher and patient advocate. Reprinted with permission from the author. on
Pictured: Freedom House Ambulance Service Group Photo, 1974 (photo courtesy of John Moon)
$1-billion Gift Will Boost Workforce Diversity by Making Tuition Free
First Primary Care Scorecard: What It Reveals and What Comes Next
Dr. Sunita Mutha on California’s Primary Care Shortage
Transforming California’s Behavioral Health Workforce
Rural Colorado Tries to Fill Health Worker Gaps with Apprenticeships
By Kate Ruder for Kaiser Health News. Reprinted with permission. on
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can’t get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn’t matter to her.
“They’re…