Health Workforce Advocacy
Resources
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.
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.
News
Press Release
Commentary
OPB Reports on Nursing Faculty Loan Program from NWHF Office - March 30th, 2009
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on Oregon’s nurse faculty shortage from a press conference held at Northwest Health Foundation.
Nurses Deserve Our Respect - Judith Woodruff - May 7th, 2010
Portland Business Journal opinion article by Judith Woodruff, NWHF’s director of health workforce development.
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? .
NWHF Announces Grant to Clackamas Community College to Expand Nursing Program to Clark County, WA - July 26th, 2010
The innovative Workforce Improvement with International Nurses (WIIN) Program expands from Clackamas Community College to Clark Community College in Vancouver, WA.