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Policy, Politics, and the Reality of Health Workforce Planning (Orlando, FL)

This presentation takes a look at the complex reality of nursing workforce planning. For example, policy makers often lack the expertise as well as concrete research to make positive decisions. Even...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz
Date: Jun 2007

Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency? A Systematic Review of the Literature

Objective To determine if professional medical interpreters have a positive impact on clinical care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients. Data Sources A systematic literature search,...

Author(s): Leah Karliner, Elizabeth Jacobs, Alice Chen, Sunita Mutha
Source: PubMed
Date: April 1, 2007

Tracking the Supply of Health Professions Education Programs in California

Information from California’s professional and vocational education programs are a key link in estimating the supply of workers for individual health professions. The principal objective of this...

Author(s): Tim Bates, Susan A. Chapman
Date: Apr 2007

California Survey of Dental Hygienists, 2005-2006: A Workforce Profile

This report provides a profile of the dental hygiene workforce in California.

Author(s): Elizabeth Mertz
Date: Mar 2007

Survey of Registered Dental Hygienists in California

Registered Dental Hygienists (RDHs) play a critical role in efforts to promote access to oral health care and prevent dental diseases. The heightened attention on the nation's oral health needs and...

Author(s): Elizabeth Mertz
Date: March 1, 2007

Advancing Community Health Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing

There is a growing interest in the use of community health workers in various roles in the US health care system. These workers go by various titles and names—including promotora and community health...

Author(s): Catherine Dower, Melissa Knox, Vanessa Lindler, Ed O'Neil
Date: Dec 2006

Funding CHW Programs and Services in Minnesota: Looking to the Future

Minnesota is often ranked as the healthiest state in America. However, for many Minnesotans, high quality health care and high health status are still elusive. In particular, several racial and...

Author(s): Catherine Dower, Melissa Knox, Vanessa Lindler, Ed O'Neil
Date: Dec 2006

Hospital Demand for Licensed Practical Nurses

Despite evidence that hospital use of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) declined in the 1990s, the current registered nurse (RN) shortage has prompted interest in LPNs as substitutes for RNs....

Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Wendy Dyer, Susan Chapman, Jean Ann Seago
Date: October 1, 2006

Regional Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California

In most regions of California, there is now a shortage of registered nurses, and shortages will grow over the next 25 years. This report presents forecasts of supply and demand for RNs in regions of...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz
Date: August 1, 2006

Can the Use of LPNs Alleviate the Nursing Shortage?

LPNs may be able to help fill some of the gaps caused by the nursing shortage, but little research has been conducted on the demographic characteristics of LPNs, their education and scope of practice...

Author(s): Jean Ann Seago, Joanne Spetz, Susan A. Chapman, Wendy Dyer
Date: Jul 2006