Related Projects and Studies

Did you know the allied health workforce comprises an estimated 60 percent of the 11 million health care workers in the U.S.?

Did you know more than half of the top 30 fastest growing jobs through 2010 in the U.S. are expected to be allied health jobs?

The Allied and Auxiliary Health Care Workforce Project's focus in allied health is on the timely and critical issues of supply, demand, and utilization of allied health professionals in California. Much of this work has been funded by The California Endowment and the California HealthCare Foundation.

A July 1999 report summarizes available data on supply and characteristics of allied health professionals in California, describes changes in the organization and financing of healthcare that are affecting demand for these professionals, and offers recommendations for leaders in industry, labor, and education. Download Executive Summary

In addition, related allied health projects and studies have been done with the Center for California Health Workforce Studies, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services - Human Resources Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professions.

Current and past projects and studies on the allied health workforce:

• Cancer Registrar Workforce Study
• Certified Nurse Assistants and Home Health Aides Study
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist Workers Shortage Study
• Geriatric Workforce Project

Cancer Registrar Workforce Study

The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) has contracted with the UCSF, Center for the Health Professions and the School of Nursing to conduct an extensive study on the cancer registrar workforce. Cancer registrars track, collect, and manage cancer patient information, and are instrumental in advancing our understanding of the disease. Click here for the press release on this new study.

Download our 2005 NCRA Annual Meeting presentation by clicking here!

Trends, Issues, and Projections of Supply and Demand for Nursing Aides and Home Health Care Aides: California Fieldwork

Key findings were released in a March 2002 report about California's Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) and Certified Home Health Aides (HHAs). Estimates of California's current shortage of CNAs ranges from 10,000 to 35,000 workers. The lack of common terminology and accurate and timely data results in major discrepancies in current and projected shortages of long-term care workers. Without better data, workforce planning for California's nursing facilities and home health agencies will be difficult. Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Human Resources Services Administration, this Project was part of a national study by the Center of the Health Workforce Studies, State University of New York, Albany.
: entire report

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Clinical Laboratory Scientist Workers Shortage Study

The clinical laboratory workforce includes phlebotomists, laboratory assistants, and medical laboratory technicians and technologists. The Center for California Health Workforce Studies staff have completed a HRSA funded study of the clinical laboratory workforce The study report examines educational pathways, certification and licensure, shortages, key factors impacting supply and demand, and issues that are expected to influence the future of the clinical laboratory workforce. To view the report click here.

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