Health workforce planning and development is a collaborative process requiring the engagement of multiple stakeholders with expertise across different domains, including health care systems, health professions training and education, and policymaking. This collaborative process also requires a common understanding of some key components of health workforce planning: current labor market conditions, the available supply of workers, characteristics of the population, and how changes in these components are likely to affect future conditions. 

To support health workforce planning efforts, Policy at Healthforce Center at UCSF developed the following toolkit comprised of this technical report, a corresponding data dashboard, and webinar that describes the available health workforce data in California.