{"id":15,"date":"2015-09-21T18:18:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T18:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:12:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2031352505\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div id=\"page-header-546810642\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title bold-title-header dark simple-title\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper is-large flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            About          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n       <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2031352505 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_2031352505 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.564);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section has-mask mask-angled\" id=\"section_1140263532\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-133247674\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-828380915\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1854780882\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1854780882 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-957890835\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1806672829\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Explore More<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><div class=\"menu-about-container\"><ul aria-label=\"Secondary nav menu\" role=\"navigation\" style=\"list-style-type:none\"><li id=\"menu-item-5153\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5153\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/about-us\/team\/\">Leadership &amp; Team<\/a><\/li><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5152\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5152\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/about-us\/resources\/\">Partners &#038; Affiliates<\/a><\/li><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5151\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5151\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/newsletter-archives\/\">News Archives<\/a><\/li><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8949\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8949\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1406330595\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1800782400\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1800782400 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">History and Mission<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Center for Health Workforce Studies at University of Washington (UW CHWS) was established in 1998 with funding from the federal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/\">Health Resources and Services Administration<\/a>\u00a0(HRSA). It is based in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/research\/\">Research Section<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/\">Department of Family Medicine<\/a>, part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/\">University of Washington<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/school-of-medicine\">School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UW CHWS houses multiple research programs spanning the health and health care system. We examine a broad range of settings and occupations including those in rural and urban locations. We conduct research at the state, regional, and national levels.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to elevate the importance of workers of the health workforce in policy discussions. To accomplish our mission, UW CHWS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conducts health workforce research to inform health workforce planning and policy.<\/li>\n<li>Provides consultation to local, state, regional and national policy makers on health workforce issues.<\/li>\n<li>Develops and refines analytical methods to support health workforce planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our portfolio of research includes two of nine Health Workforce Research Centers (HWRCs) across the U.S. funded by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/national-center-health-workforce-analysis\">National Center for Health Workforce Analysis<\/a>\u00a0at HRSA. Each HWRC focuses on a specific aspect of the health workforce. UW\u2019s HWRCs are addressing 1) <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/hwrc\/allied-health\/\">the allied health workforce<\/a> and 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/hwrc\/health-equity\/\">health equity and health workforce diversity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We also support health workforce planning and policy through research projects examining topics of interest to states. Washington state health workforce issues are addressed through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.sentinelnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Health Workforce Sentinel Network<\/a> that identifies changing employer demand for healthcare workers, and through many other projects such as the <a title=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Washington Oral Health Workforce<\/a>\u00a0data tracking program and an examination of <a title=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/publications\/washington-states-anesthesia-workforce\/\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/publications\/washington-states-anesthesia-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Washington\u2019s anesthesia workforce<\/a>. In addition, UW CHWS has conducted research addressing the health workforce across multiple states, including Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wyoming. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>We engage with faculty, students, residents, fellows, health professionals and other researchers across the university. Other examples of research collaborators include health professional organizations, state agencies, and other research institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The UW CHWS is responsible for the findings resulting from research conducted through the Center. Contents of UW CHWS research products are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, funding sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1140263532 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11516,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/11516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}