Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> Wisconsin Task
Force, Commission or Panel - In
April 2002, the Governor appointed a Committee to study health care worker shortages.
The Committee submitted a report to the Governor in 2002.
For more information:
Eric Baker, 608-266-2284 or eric.baker@dwd.state.wi.us
Career
Ladder Development - The
Wisconsin Hospital Association and representatives of Wisconsin Health Facilities
have created a career ladder that will allow CNAs to obtain advanced degrees once
they get a high school diploma and achieve the skill standards in the four units
of the health services curriculum.
For more information: Wisconsin
Hospital Association Health Services
Scholarships,
Loan Repayment - Health
care professionals in Wisconsin can receive up to $50,000 in educational loan
assistance through the Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP). The
HPLAP was established in 1990 by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, in cooperation
with the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, and is available to communities to
assist in recruiting and retaining primary care health professionals.
For
more information: Wisconsin
Health Professions Loan Assistance Program
Data
Collection - The
Wisconsin Nurses Association, along with other nursing organizations in Wisconsin,
is collecting and analyzing RN workforce data.
For more information: Wisconsin
Nurses Association - The
Department of Health and Family Services records and reports workforce data for
dentists, physicians, and registered nurses.
For more information: Healthcare
Providers Workforce Information
Labor
Department/Workforce Investment Board - The
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Technical College
System Board will oversee a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor
that will help the state address health worker shortages. The grant calls for
funding the collaborative activities of partnerships of technical colleges and
local workforce development boards.
For more information: Ron Hunt, 608-266-2687
or ron.hunt@dwd.state.wi.us
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