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Diversity in California's Health Professions: Pharmacy (2008)
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Diversity in California's Health Professions: Dentistry (2008)
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Considering Language Access Services for California Hospitals
(2008)
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Diversity in California's Health Professions: Physicians
(2008)
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Comprehensive report on the labor market for licensed nurses in California
(2008)
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Teaching Cultural Competence in Allied Health Professions in California
(2008)
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Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice: Increasing Access to Dental Care in California
(2008)
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US
Military and California Health Personnel: Select Comparisons
(2008)
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Improving Language Access in Hospitals – General References (2007)
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Promising
Scope of Practice Models for the Health Professions (2007)
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Chart
Overview of Nurse Practitioner Scopes of Practice in the United
States) (2007)
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Overview
of Nurse Practitioner Scopes of Practice in the United States –
Discussion (2007)
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Improving
Language Access in California Hospitals (2007)
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Language
Access Online Resources for California & the Nation (2007)
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Tracking
the Supply of Health Professions Education Programs in California
(2007)
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Survey
of Registered Dental Hygienists in California (2007)
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Advancing
Community Health Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing
(2006)
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Funding
CHW Programs and Services in Minnesota: Looking to the Future (2006)
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Regional
Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California. San Francisco,
CA: Center for California Health Workforce Studies
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Forecasts
of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California (2005)
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The
Pharmacy Safety Net in California (2005)
This issue brief discusses the current
and future challenges that pharmacists in the safety net face, and
outlines recommendations for the future of the pharmacy safety net.
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Bilingual
Proficiency among California’s Health Care Professionals (2005)
Bilingual health care providers
are playing an increasingly important role in California but few
standards for assessing their proficiency exist. This 8-page brief
explores the policy options for encouraging and measuring second-language
competence among our medical practitioners.
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Consumer's
Guide to Dietitians and Nutrition Professionals in California (2005)
A one-page summary of information
for consumers about dietitians and nutrition professionals.
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Consumer's
Guide to Occupational Therapists in California (2005)
A one-page summary of information
for consumers about occupational therapists
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Consumer’s
Guide to Physical Therapists in California (2005)
A one-page summary of information
for consumers about physical therapists.
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Consumer’s
Guide to Acupuncturists in California (2005)
A one-page summary of information
for consumers about acupuncturists.
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Consumer’s
Guide to Chiropractors in California (2005)
A one-page summary of information
for consumers about chiropractors.
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Community
Health Workers/Promotores in California (2004)
(Trabajadores Comunitarios de la Salud y Promotores en California)
This publication provides an overview of an emerging and unique workforce in California. Community health workers(CHWs) and promotores are public health professionals who carry out a variety of health promotion, case management, and service delivery activities at the community level. This brief describes key challenges facing the profession.
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Evaluation
of Strategies to Recruit Oral Health Care Providers to Underserved
Areas of California (2004)
Central to efforts to increase access
to dental care has been a focus on the supply, distribution and
diversity of a workforce willing and able to provide care for underserved
populations. This report evaluates the multitude of programs in
California attempting to recruit oral health care providers to underserved
areas.
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The
Distribution and Composition of Arizona's Dental Workforce and Practice
Patterns: Implications for Access to Care (2004)
This report summarizes the findings
of a statewide survey of Dentists in Arizona, particularly examining
the patterns of practice in relation to access to care for underserved
populations.
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Medical Assistants in California (2004)
Medical assistants are multi-skilled
health care practitioners who are trained to assist physicians,
physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with administrative
and/or clinical duties in an ambulatory care setting; they are an
integral part of any medical practice. Chronic shortages of these
professionals have been documented.
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Emergency
Medical Technicians and Paramedics in California (2003)
California has fewer Emergency Medical Technicians
and Paramedics per capita than the U.S. This publication discusses
how already high turnover rates and an aging population will increase
demand for these professionals. |
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Health
Care Providers’ Language Assistance Responsibilities: Major Federal
and California Requirements (2003)
A number of federal and state laws address
the need to provide health care in a language that the patient understands.
This two-page overview of major California and Federal lists requirements
for health care providers to provide language assistance to patients
who require these services. The document offers key aspects of the
laws and references for more information. |
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Diagnostic
Imaging Professionals in California (2003)
This new publication provides an introduction
to the diagnostic imaging professions, including a discussion of current
critical challenges for the professions, and potential solutions to
address them. |
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Massage Therapists
in California (2003)
This publication describes key policy challenges
facing the massage therapy profession in California. Although their
integration into traditional health care appears to be increasing,
little is known about this workforce. Current public policy does not
recognize massage therapy as a health-related profession, but national
changes could indicate directions for reform. |
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Respiratory Care
Practitioners in California (2003)
This new publication provides an introduction
to the respiratory care profession, including a discussion of current
critical challenges within the profession, and some potential solutions
to address them. |
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The Clinical Laboratory Workforce
in California (2003)
This new publication provides an introduction
to the clinical laboratory science professions, including a discussion
of current critical workforce shortages in these professions, and
some initiatives in the state to address them. |
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Chiropractic
Care in California (2003)
This new publication presents
a snapshot of one of the state's largest health professions and issues
concerning its current and future role in care delivery. |
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Health Care
Interpreters in California (2003)
One out of every five Californians
- over six million people - do not speak English well and would benefit
from the services of health care interpreters. "Health Care Interpreters
in California" offers a look at a small but growing professional
workforce that is trying to meet California's multi-lingual needs.
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Acupuncture
in California (2003)
Licensed Acupuncturists in
California make up a large and growing health care workforce. About
6000 in number, they provide primary and complementary care to many
Californians. Acupuncture in California offers a snapshot of the profession:
how acupuncturists are educated, trained and regulated, where they
practice, and what the future might hold. |
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Admission
Policies and Attrition Rates in California Community College Nursing
Programs (2003)
This study, conducted for the
California Postsecondary Education Commission, examines community
college nursing programs in California. It examines the admission
policies of these programs, and the factors that affect success of
community college nursing students. |
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Pharmacy
Technicians in California: Snapshot for an Emerging Profession (2003)
This issue brief looked at
the pharmacy technician profession in California as it has emerged
over a ten year period to relieve some of the task demands created
by changing roles of pharmacists in patient care. |
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Pharmacy
Staffing: A Silent but Critical Concern (2002)
The first in a series of issue
briefs about under-studied California allied and complementary health
care providers looked at the critical workforce dynamics facing pharmacists
in California. Information about national trends, special problems
of rural areas, and gender differences in pharmacist work patterns
were also included. |
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Nursing for
the Public's Health: A Profile of Public Health Nurses in Five California
Counties |
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The
Mental Health Workforce: Who’s Meeting California’s Needs?
(2003)
This report is a comprehensive examination of California’s mental
and behavioral health workforce. This publication presents information
about the current and projected supply and demand for mental health
professionals, detailed profiles of key mental professions, a mental
health workforce ecology, and recommendations regarding workforce
planning, care delivery, regulation, education, and future study. |
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California
Physicians 2002: Practice and Perceptions (2002)
This is the second comprehensive
report by the CWI profiling the state of medical practice in California.
Original survey and focus group data are presented regarding trends
in practice setting, physician organization, managed care involvement,
Medi-Cal participation, practice protocols, earnings, and physicians'
overall experience of the practice climate in California. |
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Dental Health
Professional Shortage Area Methodology: A Critical Review (2002)
This report explores the history
of Dental Health Professional Shortage Area designations and critiques
the current designation criteria. |
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California’s
Open Door Providers: Ten Case Studies of the Health Care Workforce
(2002)
This report examines workforce issues in California’s “safety
net” and “open door provider” institutions. |
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Toward
Culturally Competent Care: A Toolbox for Teaching Communication Strategies
(2002)
This curriculum is not available in a PDF format. To place an order
for this curriculum, please click here. |
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Improving
the Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practitioners in Rural
California (2002)
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"Trends,
Issues, and Projections of Supply and Demand for Nursing Aides and
Home Health Care Aides: California Fieldwork" (2002) |
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