Health Care Reform Workforce and Education in California!

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in March 2010 and implementation of the Act means that California will have a role in preparing many of the frontline healthcare workforce for the changing and increased need for services.  The California Community Colleges are already hard at work, with 92 campuses offering allied health programs and 78 campuses offering associate degree nursing programs.  Additional funding opportunities are available on an ongoing basis through the US Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  Sign up to receive notices at their grants website: 
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html

The Governor’s Healthcare Reform Task Force has a statewide workforce workgroup led by Barbara Halsey of the California Workforce Investment Board and Dr. David Carlisle of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). A slide show about the initial meetings of the workgroup may be accessed at the following link: http://www.cwib.ca.gov/page/library/Healthcare%20Reform%20Summit%20Final%20Adobe2.pdf