UW CHWS

Our Mission

The UW CHWS elevates the importance of the workers who comprise the health workforce in policy discussions and decisions. To accomplish its mission, the UW CHWS:

conducts research to inform health workforce planning and policy;
provides consultation to local, state, regional and national policy makers on health workforce issues;
and develops and refines analytical methods to support health workforce planning.

Our Programs & PRojects

Health Workforce Sentinel Network

The Sentinel Network links the state’s healthcare sector with policymakers, workforce planners and educators to identify and respond to changing demand for healthcare workers, with a focus is on identifying newly emerging skills and roles required by employers.

Health Workforce Research Centers

In the Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Cooperative Agreement Programs in Allied Health and Health Equity in the Health Workforce, UW CHWS conducts multiple studies each year.

Washington Oral Health Workforce Tracking Program

The Washington Oral Health Workforce (WOHW) Tracking Program provides relevant information about Washington’s oral health workforce that can be used to guide practice and policy to help ensure the state’s population has access to needed oral health care.

Additional Workforce Research

More workforce research conducted by UW CHWS investigators can be found in the list of the Center’s studies. Included is research conducted under the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), a close partner in the UW Department of Family Medicine.

News

CHWS Deputy Director Sue Skillman quoted in Seattle Times article: Why primary care physicians are becoming harder to find in WA

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Aug

CHWS Paper on the Doula Workforce Is Among the Top Cited Papers for 2023 in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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May

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Our Mission

Health Workforce Sentinel Network

Health Workforce Research Centers

Washington Oral Health Workforce Tracking Program

Additional Workforce Research

News

CHWS Paper on Burnout Among First-Generation and Underrepresented Students Featured in UW Medicine | Newsroom

The August 2024 UW CHWS Newsletter has arrived!

National Health Center Week: Two New Studies Examine How Health Centers Fared During COVID-19

CHWS Deputy Director Sue Skillman quoted in Seattle Times article: Why primary care physicians are becoming harder to find in WA

UW CHWS Director Cited in NYTimes Guest Essay Written by New President of AcademyHealth

Paper by CHWS Team Members on Rural Primary Care Is Among the Top Downloaded Papers in The Journal of Rural Health

UW CHWS Director Interviewed by KIRO 7 News on Nurse Staffing Levels at Local Hospitals

CHWS Paper on the Doula Workforce Is Among the Top Cited Papers for 2023 in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

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