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Making Sense of the System: How States Can Use Health Workforce Policies to Increase Access and Improve Quality of Care
This report offers evidence about why colleagues in state government should address shortages of health workers despite difficulties of current fiscal situations. The author, Edward Salsberg, assesses the best available data about current and projected demand for health workers. He then summarizes practical suggestions for policy to reduce shortages of health workers that are likely to threaten access to health services of appropriate quality.
Strategies for Improving the Diversity of the Health Professions
Health disparities in the status of African Americans, American Indians and Latinos are grave. It is these populations that are also underrepresented in all of the health professions. Increased diversity in the physician, oral health and nursing work forces is critical to reducing racial and ethnic disparities. This report comprehensively evaluates current programs and strategies designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the health professions. The report is from the California Endowment and much of the data is California-focused but the strategies outlined have implications for all states.