Healthforce Center has prepared a series of brief reports on California’s health care workforce in seven health professions for the University of California Office of the President.

Oral health is a significant concern among vulnerable populations that are plagued by coverage, quality, and payment challenges, as well as by other health issues. Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic...

The UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care (UCSF HWRC) is a dynamic hub of policy-oriented research and...

Safety-net providers often report challenges recruiting and retaining staff, particularly for high-cost, high-demand professions such as registered nurses and physicians.

Medication treatment for opioid use disorder is an important component of efforts to reduce the high social costs of prescription and non-prescription opioid abuse and mortality.

Nursing care is a core element of patient safety and quality within hospitals, but measures for the quality of nursing care during birth have not been established.

Health care in California and in the nation requires an adequate supply of well-prepared professional nurses. Complex demographic, economic, and political factors influence changes in the demand...

Healthforce Center researchers have conducted numerous surveys and studies of advanced practice registered nurses, including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and...

Arizona’s health care employers are facing many challenges in training, recruiting, and retaining an adequate workforce. Healthforce Center researchers supported strategic health workforce...