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Oregon’s Nursing Shortage: A Public Health Crisis in the Making

Recognizing the importance of an adequate nursing workforce, and in response to growing concerns about a nationwide nursing shortage, Northwest Health Foundation commissioned a study of the nursing workforce in Oregon to develop a framework for discussion of potential initiatives that could have a substantial impact on the shortage. research from the report, published in 2001, continues to influence decisions about funding workforce programs.

NWHF Nurse Shortage Report - 2001


Program Evaluation Handbook - A Free Resource for Nonprofits

Interested in learning about program evaluation? Download the second edition of Program Evaluation: Principles and Practices. The handbook was developed for participants in a training workshop sponsored by NWHF, and is intended for use by a wide audience of nonprofit health services providers. Authors: Sherril B. Gelmon, Anna Foucek, and Amy Waterbury.

Program Evaluation: Principles and Practices



News Press Release Commentary

NWHF and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Partnership Announces 11 New Grants for 2011 - September 7th, 2011

NWHF and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation partnership announces 11 new grants across 12 States.

PIN 2011

2010 Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN) Grants Announced - August 31st, 2010

Northwest Health Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announce nine new grants as part of the Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN) initiative.

PIN Awards 2010

Thomas Aschenbrener in the Oregonian - “The Nurse in Your Healthcare Future” - May 24th, 2010

By 2025, can you imagine a health system where virtually all primary care in the United States is delivered by nurses and nurse practitioners?

Nursing 2025

Nurses Deserve Our Respect - Judith Woodruff - May 7th, 2010

Portland Business Journal opinion article by Judith Woodruff, NWHF’s director of health workforce development.

Nurses are Leaders

Regional Foundations Collaborate on National Nursing Workforce Effort - August 16th, 2009

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation announce ten grants to begin the fourth phase of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN), a national initiative to help address the national nursing shortage.

PIN Awards Press Release - August 2009