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Case Study: How Alaska Addresses Its Health Care Workforce …

(Just Now) WebCase Study: How Alaska Addresses Its Health Care Workforce Challenges. Rachel Donlon and Natalie Williams. Introduction. States across the country are experiencing …

https://alaskamentalhealthtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AK-Workforce-Case-Study.pdf

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Alaska Health Care Workforce Development 2023

(9 days ago) WebAlaska’s medical facilities are understaffed. According to the 2023 Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association (AHHA) Salary and Benefits Report, average vacancy rates for …

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/2023%20AHHA%20Alaska%20Healthcare%20Workforce%20Analysis%20Report.pdf

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Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have …

(7 days ago) WebHe says not enough health care workers are entering the workforce. The pandemic only exacerbated a nationwide shortage. Alaska is already heavily reliant on out-of-state labor, called travelers.

https://alaskapublic.org/2022/05/12/alaska-needs-to-train-more-nurses-but-it-doesnt-have-enough-nursing-faculty-to-meet-demand/

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Staffing shortages still hinder Alaska hospitals; nurses …

(2 days ago) WebPublished: Feb. 16, 2022 at 11:10 PM PST. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Hospitals need nurses nationwide and across Alaska, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated …

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/02/17/staffing-shortages-still-hinder-alaska-hospitals-nurses-among-highest-demand/

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Campaign to boost Alaska’s health care workforce gets a …

(5 days ago) WebA nonprofit that works to increase health care access in Alaska has received nearly $10 million in federal funding to bolster the state’s chronically …

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/08/17/campaign-to-boost-alaskas-health-care-workforce-gets-a-nearly-10-million-infusion/

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Alaska will bring nearly 500 health care workers from the …

(Just Now) WebThe new workers will begin arriving in Alaska starting next week. Hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients who require staff-intensive care are grappling with a severe staffing shortage.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/09/22/alaska-will-bring-nearly-500-health-care-workers-from-the-lower-48-to-support-strained-hospitals/

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Alaska Health Care Workforce Development analysis

(5 days ago) WebTotal health care wages impact. Expanding this analysis, the total impact of the 42,990 employees of Alaska’s health care sector was 74,940 total jobs across the …

https://www.alaska.edu/research/wd/plans/health/ASHNHA%20Health%20Care%20Workforce%20Report.pdf

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Health Workforce Development - University of Alaska …

(7 days ago) WebAccording to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, as baby boomers turn 65, Alaska will have more senior citizens than at any other time in history. If current projections are …

https://www.alaska.edu/research/wd/plans/health/index.php

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Facing shortages: Alaska pursues plans to recruit more nurses and …

(9 days ago) WebPublished: Dec. 20, 2021 at 5:06 PM PST. JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - The state of Alaska, working in partnership with the state hospitals association, is pursuing plans to recruit …

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/12/21/facing-shortages-alaska-pursues-plans-recruit-more-nurses-other-health-care-workers/

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Case Study: How Alaska Addresses Its Health Care Workforce …

(4 days ago) WebLike many states, Alaska continues to face health care workforce shortages that are particularly challenging in the rural and frontier areas of the state. Through cross-agency …

https://www.healthcarevaluehub.org/state-news/case-study-how-alaska-addresses-its-health-care-workforce-challenges

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Leaders of Alaska's largest hospitals issue stark warning as COVID …

(6 days ago) WebLeaders of Alaska’s largest hospitals say a steep rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations is straining a health care system that’s already struggling with staffing …

https://alaskapublic.org/2021/07/27/alaska-hospital-execs-issue-stark-warning-as-covid-19-surge-continues/

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SHARP - Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

(5 days ago) WebSHARP has an oversight body termed the Alaska SHARP Council which provides guidance to the Alaska Department of Health regarding both SHARP-1 and SHARP-3. The …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/emergency/pages/healthcare/sharp/default.aspx

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Alaska tribal health consortiums are legally immune in many cases

(7 days ago) WebFriday’s 4-1 decision means the tribal consortiums that provide health care for tens of thousands of Alaskans — both Native and non-Native — are largely immune …

https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/29/alaska-tribal-health-consortiums-are-legally-immune-in-many-cases-state-supreme-court-says/

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THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

(8 days ago) WebSince. 2017, regional health care jobs have finally been growing after years of remaining essentially flat, and even declining. In 2018, there were 3,990 annual average (year …

http://www.seconference.org/sites/default/files/Southeast%20Health%20Care%20study%20two%20page%20summary.pdf

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Rural and Community Health Systems Alaska Primary Care Programs

(1 days ago) WebAlaska Primary Care Programs Mission. Address health care access and workforce disparities that exist in Alaska through the expansion of new access points, the support …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/healthcare/primarycare/pc_home.aspx

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Alaska Health Center Policy Priorities - Alaska Primary Care …

(1 days ago) WebAPCA and Alaska Community Health Center 2024 Policy & Priority Areas: DOWNLOAD PDF. From workforce development to funding and Medicaid reform, …

https://alaskapca.org/alaska-health-center-policy-priorities/

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Workforce Development - Alaska Mental Health Trust

(6 days ago) WebFor these reasons, the Trust has been investing in workforce initiatives over the last several years. The AK Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) predicts the …

https://alaskamentalhealthtrust.org/alaska-mental-health-trust-authority/what-we-do/workforce-development/

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DOLWD Press Release - dol.alaska.gov

(5 days ago) WebJUNEAU, Alaska — March’s statewide job count was up by 8,900, or 2.8 percent, from March 2023. Construction added 2,400 jobs, with North Slope activity …

https://dol.alaska.gov/news/2024/news24-9.htm

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A Publication of the Arctic Mental Health Working Group

(3 days ago) Web10 Report to Congress on the Nation’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Workforce Issues. 2013. US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance …

https://www.arctic.gov/uploads/assets/mental_health_workforce_10-2-17.pdf

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Health Workforce Issues in American Indian and Alaska Native …

(3 days ago) Webreceive health care in all the same health care settings and venues as any other racial/ethnic group in the United States.1 The Indian Health Service (IHS), however, is a …

https://familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/07/2022_AI_AN_Workforce_RR_Brief.pdf

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Rural and Community Health Systems default - Alaska Department …

(9 days ago) WebWhat We Do. The Office of Healthcare Access — formerly known as the Section of Health Planning and Systems Development — runs programs that strengthen health care …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/healthcare/default.aspx

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Alaska Senate considers plan that would allow teens to …

(6 days ago) WebSen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, as photographed on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks / Alaska Beacon) To address a surge in mental health …

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2024/04/23/alaska-senate-considers-plan-that-would-allow-teens-to-independently-seek-mental-health-care/

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Alaska Office of Rural Health - Alaska Department of Health and …

(1 days ago) WebThe State Office of Rural Health collects and disseminates rural health care information and data; is engaged in health care provider recruitment and retention; provides …

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Pages/healthcare/ruralhealth/default.aspx

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WebThe Biden-Harris Administration is committed to bolstering the health care workforce and ensuring the contributions of workers across the long-term care sector …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebDiversify the health workforce by strengthening pipelines into the health professions for people of color and monitoring and chronicling the impact of policies on …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Biden-Harris Administration Partners with States and Releases …

(4 days ago) WebAs part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Care Workers Recognition Month activities and in support of President Biden's Executive Order on Increasing Access to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/25/biden-harris-administration-partners-states-and-releases-data-recommendations.html

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Project Echo, Cannon Air Force Base, GoPrivateMD on NM health …

(8 days ago) Web(Left to right) Meagan Nichols, editor-in-chief, Albuquerque Business First; Dr. Rene Hinton, Lieutenant colonel/chief of medical staff, Cannon Air Force Base; Dr. …

https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2024/04/28/abf-health-care-summit-2024.html

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $700 Million in Bipartisan

(6 days ago) WebIn a significant stride towards ensuring essential water and sanitation infrastructure throughout Indian Country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/23/biden-harris-administration-announces-700-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-partnership-bureau-reclamation-white-house-clean-water-summit.html

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World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace

(1 days ago) WebEffective organizational policies, early detection of health issues, health screening, and preventive care contribute to a safety net and increase health awareness …

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/27-04-2024-world-day-for-safety-and-health-at-workplace

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