The above links will take you to the Center for the Health Professions site.

Recent years have witnessed a growing recognition of the vital role that health professional selection, education, regulation and practice play in the delivery of health care. Today, important initiatives – through federal and state governments, in educational institutions and at care delivery sites – are addressing critical health care challenges by changing the health professional workforce. These programs include ground breaking work around nursing and allied health shortages, racial and ethnic diversity of the health professions, primary care definition and access, and health professional work and economic development.

The Health Workforce Tracking Collaborative was established to track the progress of these programs and their impact on critical health care challenges facing California and the nation. Three foundations – The California Wellness Foundation, The California Endowment and the California HealthCare Foundation – are partners with the Center for the Health Professions in this collaborative. Working together, the Collaborative identifies critical questions, collects needed data, evaluates progress and makes assessments of efforts to improve and support California’s health care workforce.

	Respiratory Therapy and Allied Radiology Programs Respond to Workforce Challenges Collection of Workforce Data by California Health Professions' Regulatory Boards Health Professions Education in California: Trends in Student Diversity Mental Health Workforce in California Improving Language Access in California Hospitals Mapping Health Workforce Needs in California Click here for a descriptive list of projects.				Just Released: Improving Language Access in California Hospitals. Hospitals face increasing demands to improve their efforts to deliver language-appropriate care to patients with limited English proficiency. The Health Workforce Tracking Collaborative has completed its report on promising programs underway in California. Resource guide also available. Click here for more information.				The Health Workforce Tracking Collaborative is jointly funded by The California Wellness Foundation, The California Endowment and the California HealthCare Foundation.