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Nationwide Healthcare Workforce Initiatives
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives across the United States. Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Initiative Name | Organizations | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Statewide or National | Occupations | Zip Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADVANCE | American Pharmacists Association (APhA) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | National | Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students | 20037 |
NASW / CCMC Collaborative | National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Commision for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) | Associations | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | National | Occupations requiring an MSW | 20002 |
Development of Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact | National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Association of Social Work Boards, Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA), Council of State Governments (CSG) | Associations | Healthcare workforce retention | National | Occupations requiring an MSW | 40511 |
"How to Be a Nurse Assistant" Curriculum | American Health Care Association (AHCA) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers | National | Nursing Assistants | 20005 |
Gero Nurse Prep | American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL); American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Interprofessional Development and Innovation (UNMC CON CiPDI) | Associations | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | National | Registered Nurses | 68198 |
AMA Ed Hub | American Medical Association (AMA) | Associations | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce AND healthcare workforce retention | National | Physician group; Healthcare, general | 60611 |
California Oregon Medical Partnership to Address Disparities in Rural Education and Health (COMPADRE) | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU); UC Davis | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Other: Sacramento, CA and Portland, OR | Medical students, other: residents | 95817 |
Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation | American Nurses Association Enterprise (ANAE) | Associations | Healthcare workforce retention | National | Nurses, general | 20910 |
Recovery to Practice (RTP) Initiative | NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals) | Associations | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | National | Healthcare, general | 22314 |
ACVP Preceptor Program | Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP) | Associations | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | National | Cardiovascular technicians, Registered Nurses | 23113 |
Key to Quality Awards | National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) | Associations | Healthcare workforce retention | National | Nursing Assistants | 64834 |
AACN Peer Support Community | American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) | Associations | Healthcare workforce retention | National | Other: Critical-care nurses | 27071 |
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