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Health Care in the News 2007
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Date News Item
December 16 Institute Aims For Retention Of Nurses 
December 16 Nursing schools facing teacher shortages 
December 16 Nursing program in Kato high schools a hit 
December 16 Nursing Is Increasingly A Second Career 
December 14 Health-care training plan wins support 
December 13 Nursing instructor shortage hits home 
December 12 Hospital Responds 
December 11 National first as six Waikato nurses take up primary care internships
December 11 Public universities propose health care initiative 
December 10 Tablet pcs focus on workforce 
December 10 Effort to Address Looming Shortage of Nurses 
December 9 Grant to help bring clinic to the classroom
December 9 Jobs in demand
December 8 Hospital joins schools to help minorities enter health care field 
December 8 Quality of Online Doctoral Programs in Nursing Examined in NLN ... 
December 6 Samford to begin offering a doctoral nursing program, state's 2nd 
December 5 Nurses Exposed To Serious Dangers in Hospitals 
December 4 Best Fields For Starting Over
December 4 No Nursing Shortage Here! 
December 4 UW takes on rural doctor shortage.
December 3 Faculty Mentor is Grossmont College's Secret Weapon 
December AMA Health Professions e-Letter
November 30 Rural hospitals receive FCC help to build "telehealth" network 
November 29 NHHF Scholarship Program Targets Growing Demand for Diversity ... 
November 28 Allied Health Professional Shortage Contributing to Problems ... 
November 28 Who Will Be Your Doctor?
November 27 N. Texas nursing schools address critical teacher shortage 
November 25 Rural health care gets a boost 
November 25 UM System seeks funding to train doctors, nurses 
November 24 Students learn community nursing
November 24 Looking for a career? workforce West Virginia can help
November 23 Patient handling measures safer for nurses, patients
November 21 Healthcare Workforce Should Reflect Diversity
November 19 A Bold Step Toward Nursing's Future
November 19 Cultural Competency Considered Vital to San Francisco Universal . . .
November Report on emerging allied dental workforce models released
November 15 UT Tyler Announces Nursing Doctoral Program
November 14 Elder Care Report Released by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
November 14 Organisations act to head off shortage in health care providers
November 14 Health care leaders seek $59M to ease nursing shortage
November 14 Who is Going to Care for Them?
November 14
Workplace stress high in health-care sector, study says
November 13 Local program nursing statewide need
November 9
$18M urged for nurse training [33 mins. ago]
November 6 Health care -- it's the hot field to find a job in
November 6 Iroquois Awarded $1.4 Million for Health Workforce Affected by ...
November 6 Health-care worker shortage dire
November 5 Report Reveals Healthcare Worker Shortage
November 5 Hospital association says more nurse educators needed
October 31 Experts say retention necessary to alleviate state's nurse shortage
October 25 Nurses call for better nurse-patient ratio
October 25 Older Physicians Unhappy and Looking to Bail Out of Medicine
October 25 Wanted - Health care workers for an evolving job market
October 25 December 4 - Future of the Health Care Industry
October 24 Global Shortage of Health Workers, Brain Drain Stress Developing
October 22 Older workers: Transforming the American workforce
October 19 ACC program tries to help solve nursing shortages
October 17 Nursing Scholarships Offered by Western Governors University for. .
October 15 Graduate Nursing Program Makes Big Impact on Heatlh Care in Region
October 13 Residency program puts nurses on fast track
October 12 Program allows foreign MDs to train
October 12 Vermont Youth Called to Health Care Careers
October 8 Law expands tuition forgiveness for nurses
October 1 Dillard University (La.) offering a free Certified Nurse Assistant Program
October 1 New Version of Bill Could Help Prevent Nurses' Back Injuries
September 28 Training the Future Nursing Faculty
September 28 Washington State University - Vancouver works to expand faculty in nursing program
September 17 Conference addresses reasons for shortage of Black nurses
September 14 Australian nurses to train on the ward
September 12 Diagnosis: Nursing Shortage Critical
September 10 Hopkins Doctoral Degree Creates Clinical Nursing Opportunities
September 8 Comment: Clinical experience, faculty keys to nursing
September 7 Foundations Foster Public-Private Effort to Develop Workers
August 31 Grant announced to help Northern Wisconsin nursing facilities
August 29 A Critical Shortage of Nurses
August 29 Report Suggests Solutions to Challenges of Nurse Faculty Recruitment & Retention
August 29 Bayhealth Medical Center First in Delaware to Launch BidShift
August 29 First study examines newly-licensed RN work attitudes and intentions
August 29 Regional Health Care Fair set for August 29 in Waukesha
August 13 Recommendations to Improve Health Care Workforce (Iowa)
August 13 New Model of Clinical Teaching for Student Nurses (New Zealand)
August 12 Proposal would make more money available to train, retain nurses (Tonawanda, N.Y.)
August 9 Become a Nurse, Get a Tan
August 9 Incentive set for public nursing; students could get $10,000 stipend (Milwaukee)
August 9 Michigan Governor Proposes Nurse Training Incentive
August 9 Many are operating on nurse shortage (Rochester, N.Y.)
August 8 Changes in Local Hospital Nursing Program Could Reflect Shifts in Health Care Industry (Eau Claire, WI)
August 8 Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation gets $250,000 grant to address nursing shortage
August 8 Tips for Entering Health Care Professions  from the College Bound Network
August 7 Regional Foundations Will Help Address Nursing Shortages in Communities Nationwide (Milwaukee)
August 7 Regional Partners In Nationwide Program To Address Nursing Shortage (Illinois)
August 7 Software aims to lessen nursing shortage in California
August 6 Dummies are no knuckleheads -- High-tech mannequins can be programmed to simulate diseases, even personalities
August 3 Overcoming the shortage of doctors and nurses (Arizona)
July 30 N.C. -- Medical careers shown to Black Belt students
July 30 Scholarship helps retain skilled students in S.D.
July 27 Nebraska: The looming crisis in rural healthcare
July 25 Health Career Fait Set for Oct.  2 at Fox Valley Technical College
July 25 Nursing Workforce Development Programs Fully Funded in House Vote
July 17 Illinois Survey will generate ideas to avert shortage of nurses
July 12 Kenosha's Gateway Technical College wins caregiver training funding in nationwide competition
July 12 Million-dollar grant to help launch public health institute
July 11 Prepare yourself now to help care for parents later
July 11 Panelists Discuss Long-Term Care Crisis
July 9 Analysis: Caregiver crisis looming
July 6 Home Care Industry Will Encounter 'Care Gap' Soon
July 5 University of Maryland School of Nursing Receives Grant to Increase and Diversify Nursing Informatics Workforce
June 29 Nurses Pick Up Slack In Rural Healthcare
June 28 University of Illinois at Chicago gets $932,000 to help reduce shortage of public health nurses
June 27 University of Michigan tackles nursing shortage, reaching out to state
June 20 Camp gives 15 students exposure to health care field
June 20 MPTC Health Sciences Programs Accredited
June 20 School of Nursing Partners with Army Nurse Corps
June 19 Health Careers Camp is July 8
June 18 Study: Florida Health Care Professions Lack Diversity
June 13 Oregon Mobilizes In Response To Statewide Nursing Shortage Crisis
June 12 State Is No. 1 In Health Care
June 8 State Tackles Health Worker Shortage
June 4 Program Immerses Students in Health Care
June 4 California Health Care Offers Great Career Opportunities
June A Smarter Solution to the Health Worker Shortage
June Critical Need for Nursing Faculty
May 30 UWO Uses Simulation Technology to Teach Critical Care Concepts
May 29 Lake Superior College Receives Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Grant
May 29 Study: Mentorship Programs Help Retain Nurses
May 28 Educators to Create Simulation Teaching Tools for Web
May 28 Mandatory Career Pathways Help Students Focus on Future
May 2007 AMA Health Professions e-letter
May 22 Future Nurses Hone Skills on Robots: College Gets Practice Bodies
May 22 Sullivan Honored at Health Care Program
May 14 A Touch of Grey Distinguishes Vermont Nurses
May 14 Medical Schools Look to Grow as Doctor Shortage Looms
May 14 Area Nurses Win 'Nightingale' Award
May 11 Focus on Diversity: Incubating Innovation - Diversity Efforts Rejuvenate the Life Science Work Force
April 20 Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces $3.6 Million Investment to Add Nurses, Improve Nurse Education
April 17 Big Demand, Short Supply: Caregivers for Elderly Needed
April 17 Hospital Aims to Lure Nurses
April 16 A Shot in the Arm for AZ's Nurse Shortage
April 4 High School is More Than Their Love; It's Become Their Vocation
April 3 Desert Regional Makes an Unusual Call for Male Nurses
March 19 Health Workforce Solutions LLC Introduces Comprehensive Workforce Resource Database
March 15 Michigan Moves to Address Nursing Shortage
March 15 Global Health Workforce Alliance
March 11 Filling Shortage in Nursing Field Will Take Time and Effort
March 8 Nurses Struggle for Spots
March AMA Health Professions e-Letter
March 7 Nurse Shortfall Has State Mulling New Solutions
March 7 WSU Home to Nursing Institute
March 6 Governor Granholm Highlights Plan to Address Michigan Nursing Shortage
March 4 NLN Publishes First Comprehensive Guide to Simulations in Nursing Education
March 1 Marshfield Mid-State Campus to Offer Lab Science Technician Program
March 1 New Options (and Risks) in Home Care for Elderly
February 25 Health Care Workers in Growing Demand
February 22 Nursing Education Programs
February 21 Legislation Aims to Cut Patient Load for Nurses
February 16 Employment and Training Administration Long-term Care Grant
February 15 Feingold Introduces Plan to Help Workers Transition to Careers in High Demand Health Care Industry
February 7 Bellin and St. Norbert to Partner in Nursing
January 25 Head Start in Nursing: High School Students Get Hands-on Experience
January 24 Tampa General Hospital Grant Lightens the Load for Nurses
January 22 Chippewa Valley Technical College's Bill Ihlenfeldt sails toward retirement