Increasing the diversity of health professionals enhances efforts to address underlying determinants of health, as providers from underserved backgrounds are more likely to provide care to patients who are at highest risk for disparities in access to health care. This webinar explores a career development program at the University of California, San Francisco School of…
Implicit race bias has been associated with poor patient/provider communication, less trust and confidence in the provider, and poor patient-centered communication, particularly with Black patients. This webinar explores an online course on implicit bias for academic teaching faculty and others developed by the University of Washington. Presenters discuss providers’ pre- and post-course bias awareness, pre-…
Social mission refers to the contribution of a school in its programs, and the performance of its graduates, faculty, and leadership in advancing health equity and addressing health disparities. The Social Mission Metrics Initiative focuses on the creation and use of metrics to measure social mission in dental, medical, and nursing schools across the United…
This tutorial demonstrates how to allocate county-level COVID-19 data into census tracts using population weights. ArrayAugust 25, 2021 17 minutes https://youtu.be/YowNpBT0wqE This tutorial demonstrates how to allocate county-level COVID-19 data into census tracts using population weights. 57August 25, 2021
This rapid-response brief provides information about the respiratory therapist workforce in the US. It includes descriptions of the supply, distribution, and education pathways of the workforce. The brief also addresses COVID-19 emergency concerns about the respiratory therapist workforce capacity and examples of state approaches to address workforce gaps.ArrayBrief Arrayhttps://depts.washington.edu/fammed/chws/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/04/2020-Respiratory-Therapist-RR-Brief.pdfApril 16, 2020Array, Array, Array, Array, Array…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a profound impact on the health workforce in the United States. Current issues facing the health workforce include vaccine mandates, workforce shortages, and resiliency of the workforce in the face of burnout. At the same time, while some of the changes to state and federal laws regarding the delivery…
Small Area Analysis (SAA) is a research technique used to analyze variations in health service utilization and resource allocation among neighboring communities. SAA focuses on specific areas or populations to identify significant differences and needs among well-defined small areas within a larger geographic boundary. This web page provides answers to common questions about SAA through…
Despite efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion has increased access to primary care, as well as the availability of behavioral health services, including treatment for both mental health and substance use disorders. However, increasing the availability of health and behavioral health services requires an increase in providers. Several federal programs support training…
In the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care decision-makers in North Carolina needed information about the available health workforce in order to conduct workforce surge planning and to anticipate concerns about professional or geographic workforce shortages. This article describes how data was used in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in North…
Safety net practices are important for providing care to patients in underserved areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted these programs and their clinicians with previous studies having predicted that many clinicians are likely to leave their jobs as a result of the pandemic. More research is therefore needed to better understand the specific impacts…
