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Workforce
Over the next decade, California faces a number of health workforce challenges, including a population that is growing, aging, and becoming more diverse. To meet these and other challenges, California must develop a modern health workforce that delivers smarter, more affordable care. That will require a new generation of health professionals with roles, skills, and workflows that match our latest understanding of how best to deliver high-quality, high-value care.


Publication

Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: CHW/P Health Care Employers

March 2023
Healthforce Center at UCSF
Workforce
This report describes current hospital and community health center practices related to the employment of CHW/Ps in their organizations.
Publication

Perspective: Racism in Academic Medicine Is Hindering Progress Toward Health Equity

February 2023
Vanessa Grubbs
Health Equity, Workforce
We cannot achieve health equity for Black patients without expanding the Black physician workforce, and the nation’s medical institutions are not achieving that goal.
CHCF Blog

Perspective: Racism in Academic Medicine Is Hindering Progress Toward Health Equity

February 17, 2023
Vanessa Grubbs
Health Equity, Workforce
We cannot achieve health equity for Black patients without expanding the Black physician workforce, and the nation’s medical institutions are not achieving that goal.
CHCF Blog

New CHCF Poll Shows Californians’ Concerns About Obtaining Home-Based Supports

February 16, 2023
Kate Meyers
Health Equity, Medi-Cal, Older Adults with Complex Needs, Workforce
From personal experience, Californians are acutely aware of our health systems’ weaknesses serving older adults and others with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
Publication

Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: CHW/P Training Programs

February 2023
Healthforce Center at UCSF
Workforce
This report presents the results of research into the CHW/P education and training programs in California, including details about program location(s), delivery mode, length and more.
CHCF Blog

Advancing Midwifery and Birth Equity in California

February 1, 2023
Silvina Martinez
Maternal Health, Health Equity, Workforce
Midwives assist people with low- to moderate-risk pregnancies and are a growing component of the maternity workforce in California.
Publication

Understanding California’s Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: A Survey of CHW/Ps

November 2022
Workforce
This report summarizes findings from a survey of community health workers and promotores in California. It attempts to crystallize key attributes and perspectives of this important workforce.
CHCF Blog

New California Rules Will Allow Nurse Practitioners to Practice Without Physician Supervision

November 16, 2022
Ana Ibarra
Workforce
The changes will improve access to health care in many communities where it is lacking, supporters say.
Publication

Accelerating Impact: How to Support Nurse Practitioners in Expanding Access to Care

November 2022
Workforce
Based on focus groups and key-informant interviews, this issue brief explores the driving factors and the challenges to implementing AB 890 and expanding nurse practitioner services in California.
CHCF Blog

California Lacks Black Doctors. Here’s How the State Can Add More

November 2, 2022
Wynton Sims
Health Equity, Workforce
Many Black Californians say they have been treated unfairly or felt disrespected by a health care provider because of their race or ethnicity. A recent CHCF study found that increasing the number of Black doctors is the best solution.
CHCF Blog

It’s Time to Build New Opportunities for Community Health Workers and Promotores

October 13, 2022
Kiran Savage-Sangwan, Mayra E. Alvarez, Jeffrey Reynoso, Maria Lemus
Workforce
A statewide coalition focused on community health workers and promotores is developing a policy agenda and public outreach campaign to support and expand this vital, often overlooked part of the health workforce.
Publication

Summary of Medicaid State Plan Amendments for Community Health Workers

August 2022
Workforce
This chart summarizes state plan amendments to CMS from seven states seeking authorization for CHWs to serve a broad Medicaid population.
CHCF Blog

California’s Health Care Future Depends on Nurse Practitioners

August 15, 2022
Minerva Canto
Workforce
A conversation with Payam Parvinchiha, an internal medicine physician who provides care to seniors with chronic conditions.
CHCF Blog

The Big Health Care Wins in California’s State Budget

August 8, 2022
Kara Carter
Medi-Cal, Expanding Health Coverage, Workforce, Health Care Costs, Data Exchange
California’s 2022–23 state budget represents one of the most significant investments in health care in a generation.
CHCF Blog

Nurse Practitioners Can Offer More Abortion Care in Underserved Areas

August 8, 2022
Minerva Canto
Workforce, Maternal Health
A conversation with Sarah McNeil, family medicine doctor and family planning specialist focused on expanding health care access.
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