Health Workforce Research

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Bridging the Gap: Community Health Centers and Geographic Inequities in Medicaid Healthcare

Medicaid beneficiaries are disproportionately concentrated in the most socially vulnerable areas in the United States.This webinar will discuss a national study using Medicaid claims data to examine how zip code–level social vulnerability influences primary care utilization, and the important role of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in addressing access gaps for the Medicaid population.

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The Public Health Nurse Is a Distinct Occupation: Contrasting Skills, Competencies, and Job Tasks Between Public Health Nurses and Registered Nurses

Public health nurses (PHNs) are a distinct specialty within the field of nursing and a core occupation within the public health workforce. However, PHNs do not have a distinct Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code to distinguish them from other nurses. Without a SOC code, federal government data, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

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About HWTAC

Established to support the efforts of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA), the Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center (HWTAC) provides technical assistance to states and organizations that engage in health workforce planning. Our strength at HWTAC is our experience and knowledge about health workforce research. We offer a wide array of technical expertise to support health workforce planning at many levels.

HWTAC is based at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York.

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