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March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The State of Nebraska Department of Health launched five regional networks that have improved access to care in rural areas, offered managed care products to rural consumers, and enhanced recruitment and retention efforts of rural physicians.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1997, the State of New Mexico Department of Health enhanced its efforts to recruit and retain primary care providers in underserved areas.
March 18, 2008 | Program Result
This report highlights lessons learned through RWJF investments in initiatives to encourage health care professionals to practice in rural areas and support them once they are established.
April 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Former Health & Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD, penned an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times making the case for devising more effective ways to deliver dental care to poor or rural communities across the nation. The Secretary notes th ...
September 1, 2009 | Report
There is evidence based on anecdotal or small-scale studies that first-time, newly-licensed nurses have the highest turnover rates. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the RN Work Project aims to better understand these issues by following a nationally representative sample of newly licensed registered nurses during the first years of their careers.
May 28, 2009 | Story
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future program (PIN) funds local and regional charitable foundations and other funders as they invest in tailored solutions to nursing workforce problems in their communities and states.
May 28, 2009 | News Release
Innovative public/private partnership launches at state legislative hearing.
February 22, 2009 | News Release
99,000 qualified applicants turned away from nursing schools in 2008, despite critical shortage.
February 11, 2009 | Story
This alliance develops practical solutions to providing better training, supervision and compensation, while addressing clinician and faculty shortages to enable health care providers and caregivers better serve the unique care needs of older adults.
September 30, 2008 | Story
Instead of looking at the issue from patients' perspective, Corbie-Smith focused on the investigators' side. "I said, 'There are two sides to this issue,' and the investigators have as much responsibility as the participants in this,'" she explains.