Nursing
Working to build adequate numbers of educated and trained human resources for health, capable of responding to the complex health and health care needs of an increasingly diverse and aging society.
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Partners Investing in Nursing's Future is a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation to create new partnerships with local and regional foundations to encourage investment in nursing workforce solutions.
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Investing In A Healthy Future: Strategies For Addressing The Nursing Shortage
In March 2001, the Northwest Health Foundation released Oregon's Nursing Shortage: A Public Health Crisis In The Making. The report revealed that the state's worsening shortage could adversely affect patient care and the safety and morale of the nursing work force, and drive up the cost of health care. The report also identified the complex causes of the shortage, and a number of opportunities to positively influence both the recruitment and retention of professional nurses in Oregon and southwest Washington.
In April 2003 NWHF announced its first strategic initiative, a five-year commitment to address the crisis: Investing In A Healthy Future: Strategies For Addressing The Nursing Shortage.
Learn more about the funded projects and the initiative evaluation.
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For funding opportunities, click here.
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Resources & Links
Oregon's Nursing Shortage: A Public Health Crisis in the Making-
Investing in a Healthy Future - Oregon Center for Nursing
- Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Center to Champion Nursing
Please contact Judith Woodruff for more information.