Health Workforce Strategies for California

This collection of publications examines the evidence on the impact of key health workforce policy interventions, such as pipeline and loan repayment programs, to achieve goals like diversifying the workforce, increasing the number of health professionals who provide care in a language other than English, and increasing access to care in medically underserved areas.

California is facing a health workforce crisis. There are not enough health workers for its increasingly diverse, growing, and aging population. These publications highlight the evidence on the impact of various health workforce policy interventions with the goal of supporting California’s policymakers and thought leaders as they endeavor to prioritize workforce investments to realize the greatest impact.