Rising Reliance on Contract CNAs in Nursing Homes: Unveiling the Impact on Care Quality and Workforce Stability
03-15-24
Lina Stepick, Director of Research, PHI
PHI in partnership with the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care released a new study showing startling trends in the use of contract CNAs to fill staffing gaps in nursing homes. 
$1-billion Gift Will Boost Workforce Diversity by Making Tuition Free
03-09-24
Leadership Training Accrues Myriad Benefits to Employer Organizations: M2L Evaluation
02-27-24
By Jessica Thacher, MPH and Caron Lee, MS
Pictured: M2L cohort 6 at a program seminar in May 2023 (photo credit: Noah Berger).
In 2023 Cedars-Sinai’s Community Benefit Giving Office commissioned Jess Thacher Consulting to evaluate the Managing to Leading (M2L) program that is administered by Healthforce Center at UCSF. This is an abridged... 
America's First Paramedics Were Black. Their Achievements Were Overlooked for Decades
02-26-24
By Arthur L. Kellermann, ER doctor, public health researcher and patient advocate. Reprinted with permission from the author.
Pictured: Freedom House Ambulance Service Group Photo, 1974 (photo courtesy of John Moon) 
A Policy Perspective: How NPs Expand Healthcare Access to Rural Areas
02-13-24
Interview with Joanne Spetz by Matt Zbrog. Reprinted with permission from Sechel Ventures.
Reprinted with permission from Sechel Ventures. 
Emerging Leaders Give Me Hope for Health Equity in California
01-17-24
By Marie Hubbard, Senior Program Manager, Healthforce Center at UCSF
Pictured: Marie Hubbard (seated in maroon cardigan) joins a group photo of M2L cohort 5 at their graduation in May 2023. (photo credit: Noah Berger)
Applications due Friday, March 7, 2025 for the next M2L cohort! 
Healthforce Center's Journey to Advance Equity in Our Workplace
01-12-24
By Marie Hubbard, Senior Program Manager and Dr. Sunita Mutha, Director
Photo: Healthforce Center staff volunteering at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank in October 2023, from left: Kyoko Peterson, Sofia Sandoval, Melissa Lucas, Khadijat Alli, Xenia Mendez, Marie Hubbard, Vaishnavi Vaidya, Janet Coffman, Sunita Mutha, Sutep Laohavanich, Beth Mertz, and Liwam Nerayo.
How Hospitals and Health Systems Are Battling Burnout in Health Care
11-20-23
By Brianna Navarre. Reprinted with permission from US News and World Report.
Reprinted with permission from US News and World Report. 
Strategies for Recruiting and Nurturing a Thriving Health Workforce
11-09-23
By the California Improvement Network Team at Healthforce Center
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... 
Empowering 32 More Future Health Care Leaders
10-27-23
By Dr. Michelle Schneidermann, director of the California Health Care Foundation’s People-Centered Care Team
Pictured: The 32 members of cohort 23 of the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program at their first seminar together in December 2023 (photo credit: Melissa Lucas).