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Workforce 
Health Workforce Forum
This site is intended for the members of the Maine’s Health Workforce Forum to use as a reference and convenient location to access documents, articles and resources related to the 2008 meetings. The Health Workforce Forum is a coalition of health and long-term care employers, educators, health professionals and their representative organizations and the Maine Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services assembled to address Maine’s health care workforce issues. Established in 2005 by a legislated initiative (see history, below), the Forum is meeting to review the Health Occupations Report, a compilation of data on the workforce prepared by the Department of Labor in conjunction with the Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics. The first Health Occupations Report was published in January 2007 and the Forum as met three times to review and discuss the data, provide input into the report recommendations. The Forum is being reconvened in Summer 2008 to review its recommendations, discuss current workforce issues and identify an action plan for presenting the information.
History
The Health Workforce Forum was established in 2005 with the 122nd Legislature and Governor’s approval of L.D. 892 "An Act To Ensure an Adequate Supply of a Skilled Health Care Workforce" and the enactment of Public Law Chapter 327. The law established the Health Occupations Report and Forum activities: the Maine Departments of Labor Beginning in 2006, the Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Office of Health Data and Program Management's Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics, shall compile and annually update a health care occupations report to be completed and presented to the health workforce forum established in section 257 shall convene at least once annually a health workforce forum to review the report developed under section 256 and discuss health care workforce issues. The forum must include representatives of health professionals, licensing boards, employers, health education programs and the Department of Labor.
Members
- [member 1]
- [member 2]
- [member 3, etc.]
2008 Meeting Information
June 13, 2008
July 24, 2008
Resources
Forum and Maine Health Workforce Reports
- Health Care Leadership Council, Final Report (October 2004)
http://ccd.me.edu/HCWFLeadCouncilFinalRpt.pdf
- Health Occupations Report (January 2007)
http://www.maine.gov/labor/lmis/pdf/HealthcareReport.pdf - Maine’s Health Care Skilled Workforce Shortage (October 2001)
- Maine’s Long Term Care Workforce, Maine Hospital Association (October 2001)
http://www.themha.org/pubs/Maine_s%20Long%20Term%20Care%20Workforce.pdf - Maine Nurses, Minimum Data Set (November 2007)
- Professional Growth of the Lewiston/Auburn Healthcare Workforce. Where They Are, Where They Want to Be, and What’s Keeping Them from Getting There (January 2006)
http://www.une.edu/mainegec/pdf/usmreport.pdf - Report of the Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council, Pursuant to LD 616 (December 2004)
- Solutions for Maine Health Careers Recruitment & Retention: Current trends and challenges, and how they impact the health workforce. A Visionary Approach (January 2006) http://www.une.edu/mainegec/pdf/healthworkforce.pdf
- Study of Maine’s Direct Care Workforce (March 2007)
- Survey of Maine Nursing Education Programs (2006)
http://www.usm.maine.edu/con/visitors/pdfs/rptMaineNsgPrograms06.pdf - Two- Edged Scalpel: Health Care and the Rural Economy (2007)
General Reports
- Access, Choice, and Control (February 18, 2005)
http://www.mainerealchoices.org/pcs_paspolrev_materials/PASPolRevFinalReport.pdf - Maine State Health Plan, 2008-9 Final Report
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=54721&an=1 - Measures of Growth: 2007
http://www.mdf.org/megc/measures/megc2007.pdf - Report on State Actions and the Health Workforce Crisis, Association of Academic Health Centers (2007)
This report provides a review of workforce activities in 8 states.
http://www.aahcdc.org/policy/reddot/AAHC_Workforce_State_Actions.pdf
Workforce-Related Articles
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Employment of Advanced-Practice Psychiatric Nurses to Stem Rural Mental Health Workforce Shortage (2008)
This brief report describes the workforce of advanced-practice psychiatric nurses (APPNs) and explores their potential to ease the rural mental health workforce shortage. http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/m_view_publication.jsp?id=5109 -
The Health Care Workforce Development Imperative - A Strategy for Change-White Paper (2006)
Written by the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association, Health Care Workforce, this roundtable was held with over 70 key stakeholders including legislative, workforce, education and health care industry leaders to meet and chart a new course for health care workforce development and to identify the key steps for a Policy Action Plan to be presented to the new Governor.
http://www.massworkforce.com/documents/healthcareimperative.pdf -
North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs, Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Part 2 of 2 (April 2007)
This report explores current and emerging challenges associated with the supply and demand of health care workforce in the state, and begins to develop an action plan to address these challenges and North Dakota’s Workforce Pipeline.
http://ruralhealth.und.edu/projects/nursing/pdf/HealthCareWorkforcePolicyBrief2.pdf -
One Coast, One Future: Health Care Industry Cluster Study, 2006
This paper focuses on municipal governments, regional organizations, and economic development leaders in their efforts to include health care services, facilities, providers and related businesses in their respective planning processes.
http://www.businessfairfield.com/webpdf/OneCoastHealthStudy.pdf -
Solving Colorado’s Health Professions Shortage, Initial Lessons Learned from the Health Professions Initiative Evaluation (2007)
This publication explores promising strategies to strengthen health professions training.
http://www.thecoloradotrust.org/index.cfm?fuseAction=Publications.FeaturedDetail&publicationID=343
If you would prefer receiving the reports or products in an alternative
format (for example, Braille), please contact Elise Scala.
Useful Links
- Center for Rural Health Works
The Center provides training to its State partners to develop the community health engagement process and health service profitability studies.
http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/ - ExploreHealthCareers.org
This free, multi-disciplinary, interactive health careers website is designed to explain the array of health professions and provide easy access to students seeking information about health careers.
http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/Index.aspx - Franklin County Health Network
FCHN is a locally-controlled, nonprofit, integrated network of rural health-care providers, created by Franklin Memorial Hospital in 1991.
http://www.fchn.org/ - HealthWeb of Maine
HealthWeb of Maine provides direct access to a searchable database of health data and statistics for the State of Maine.
http://www.healthweb.state.me.us/default.asp - Maine AHEC Network
The Maine AHEC Network has been working since 1985 to address health professional workforce shortages, especially for primary care providers, in Maine’s rural and underserved areas.
http://www.une.edu/com/ahec/ - Maine Department of Labor
The Center for Workforce Research and Information (formerly Labor Market Information Services) develops and disseminates state and area labor market information to employers, job seekers, and other users.
http://www.state.me.us/labor/lmis/index.html - Maine Health Data Organization
MHDO was established by the Maine Legislature in 1996 as an independent executive agency to collect clinical and financial health care information and to exercise responsible stewardship in making this information accessible to the public.
http://mhdo.maine.gov/imhdo/ - Maine Health Forum
A website sponsored by Franklin Community Health Network with a mission to provide a means of sharing healthcare news, information and opinions for those interested in better health for themselves.
http://www.mainehealthforum.org/AboutUs.html - Maine Hospital Association
http://www.themha.org/ - Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/orhpcpge.htm - Maine Primary Care Association
http://www.mepca.org/Home.asp
- Maine Rural Health Research Center
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/ihp/ruralheal/ - Maine State Legislature
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ - Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center (MHWC)
MHWC is an informational resource initiative designed to gather, review and disseminate information on healthcare workforce-related issues that serves as a clearinghouse for healthcare workforce development at the state and national level.
http://www.michigan.gov/healthcareworkforcecenter
- Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/ - New England Rural Health RoundTable
http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/index.html
- New England Rural Health RoundTable
NERHRT is a non-profit, membership-driven organization wihch serves as a regional rural health advocate for the New England states.
http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/index.html - U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2008-09 Edition, a nationally recognized source of career information, listing the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and the working conditions for that is designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ - U.S. Department of Labor, O*NET System
This system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Project Contact
Elise Scala, Project Director
Muskie School of Public Service
V oice: 207-228-8423 or 800-800-4876, ext. 8423
TTY: 207-780-5646 or 866-783-6461
Fax: 207-780-4953
Email: scala@usm.maine.edu
