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UW CHWS noted in Seattle Times article on Four ways lawmakers want to improve Washington’s mental health system
Boosting the behavioral health workforce is cited as one of four key ways lawmakers want [...]
Jan
New research on the evolving nature of the health services research workforce
AcademyHealth member Bianca Frogner, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlighted data on [...]
Jan
Mapping mental health care in Washington: A look at how the system works, and its gaps
Included are detailed infographics which describe the complexity of Washington’s mental health landscape, including real-world [...]
Dec
Travel nurses in high demand as health workforce shortages increase nationwide
The health care industry has lost thousands of workers since the beginning of the pandemic [...]
Dec
New “Behavioral Health Support Specialist” occupation in WA could help fill workforce gaps
While not an instant fix for deep problems in Washington’s behavioral health care system, a [...]
Nov
The Challenge of Primary Care Workforce Projections
The productivity of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care, measured by number of [...]
Oct
UW CHWS October 2021 Newsletter
UW CHWS recently released the October 2021 edition of our newsletter! Highlights include our work [...]
Oct
Long-Term Care Staffing Challenges in Washington State
The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to existing long-term care workforce challenges in Washington state. [...]
Oct
Staffing Up State and Local Health Departments
Public health is the foundation of American communities. But for years, state and local health [...]
Oct
Special Issue on Health Workforce Diversity
The diversity of the health workforce and their role in the delivery of equitable health [...]
Oct