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Health Workforce Web Sites

Oregon Center for Nursing
The Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) was established by the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council in 2001. The OCN functions as a clearinghouse for all aspects of the state's nursing profession including workforce information, collection and analysis of industry data, recruitment and retention, career counseling, research and model programsm resources and funding, education reform, and scholarships and grants.
http://www.oregoncenterfornursing.org/

OLMIS: Oregon Labor Market Information System
The Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) provides economic information to employers, job seekers, students, policy makers, analysts and others. It is designed to give users access to the Employment Department's information resources free of limitations due to time or location. It is part of the agency's effort to allow people to make informed decisions based on the best data available.
http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/OlmisZine

American Hospital Association's Health Care Workforce Site
This web site was developed by AHA to connect others with the latest developments and resources available to deal with the present health care workforce shortage. Be sure to check out the publication "In Our Hands: How Hospital Leaders Can Build a Thriving Workforce." Some resources are for members only and require a username and password.
http://www.healthcareworkforce.org/healthcareworkforce/index.jsp

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium: a set of charts and related information about subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/working/home.htm

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
State and Federal work force reports and analysis.
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/default.htm

American Hospital Association
This site provides information regarding the latest developments and resources related to health workforce issues. The site also includes inks to organizations that address a variety of health workforce topics including organizations affiliated with the American Hospital Association, government agencies, accrediting agencies, education institutions, and more.
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aha/key_issues/workforce/index.html

Colleagues in Caring Project
Colleagues In Caring is a national grant program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Its purpose is to help states and regions to build systems of workforce development with the capacity to adapt to the rapid and continual changes in the nation's health care system.
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CaringProject/