Reports > State Responses to Health
Worker Shortages: Results of 2002 Survey of States > State
Details > Colorado
Task
Force, Commission or Panel
- In 2002,
the Health Facilities Division of the Colorado Department of Public
Health joined with the Colorado Board of Nursing and other health
care industry representatives to review the scope of activities
for Certified Nurse Aides. For more information: Cathy Davenport,
303-692-2800 or 303-692-2908
- The Colorado
Alliance of Nursing Workforce Development Opportunities (CANDO)
was established to examine the supply and demand for nurses in
Colorado. For more information: CAN
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Scholarships,
Loan Repayment
- The Colorado
Rural Outreach Program (CROP) provides funding to rural Colorado
healthcare facilities to offer loan repayment as a recruitment
incentive.
For more information: CROP
Data Collection
- Colorado
Alliance of Nursing Workforce Development Opportunities (CANDO)
collects and reports data on the distribution, supply, demand,
diversity and salary of the nursing workforce in Colorado.
Other
- The Colorado
Health Workforce Summit was held in December 2001 to create a
unified effort by Colorado's educational institutions in collaboration
with business and government to improve the distribution of healthcare
workers throughout the State of Colorado in both urban and rural
communities.
For more information: Colorado
Health Workforce Summit
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