Organizations: Research and Policy (91)
AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI)
Conducts public policy research and analysis on health, economic security, independent living, long-term care, and consumer protection. Informs the development of public policy positions and contributes to and influences public debate on issues of importance to midlife and older Americans.
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Contact:
ppi@aarp.org
202.434.3840
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research |
AcademyHealth
Promotes interaction across the health research and policy arenas by bringing together a broad spectrum of players to share their perspectives, learn from each other, and strengthen their working relationships.
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Contact:
202.292.6700
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Health Services Researchers, National, Policy, Research |
Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP)
Advocates for better health care and lead health care reform. Develops tools, collects evidence, and provides a forum. Includes the ACHP Patient-Centered Medical Home Collaborative. ACHP Foundation partners with organizations to conduct research to improve health care. Website includes health care reform proposals and analysis.
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Contact:
info@achp.org
202.785.2247
1729 H Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality |
American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute (ACS HPR Institute)
Conducts research and creates reports on surgical workforce, utilization, and professional issues.
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Contact:
acs-hpri@facs.org
919.966.9425
725 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Campus Box 7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590
Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Policy, Research |
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Offers to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and responsibility, vigilant and effective defense and foreign policies, political accountability, and open debate.
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Contact:
202.862.5800
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Delaware, Policy, Research |
American Psychological Association Center for Workforce Studies (CWS)
Provides, analyzes, and collects information on the psychology workforce and educational system.
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Contact:
cws@apa.org
800.374.2721 ext. 5980
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Psychologists |
American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
A nonprofit, bipartisan organization composed of human service agencies and programs. Provides information about social policies that support the elderly, families, and the economically disadvantaged. Affiliates include the National Association of State Medicaid Directors.
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Contact:
fsolomon@aphsa.org
202.682.0100
1133 19th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy |
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Advocates for infection prevention and control. Guides and educates policy makers, practitioners, consumers, and health care executives.
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Contact:
apicinfo@apic.org
202.789.1890
1275 K St., NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-4006
Tagged keywords: Epidemiologists, National, Patient Safety, Policy, Research |
Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Provides documents and studies on physician workforce issues related to supply, demand, utilization, and distribution across specialty and geographic region. Part of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
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Contact:
esalsberg@aamc.org
202.828.0415
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1126
Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, National, Physicians, Research, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand |
C-Change
Works to leverage the leadership and expertise of all sectors of society to eliminate cancer as a major public health problem. One focus of C-Change is the cancer workforce.
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Contact:
info@c-changetogether.org
800.830.1827
1776 Eye Street, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
Tagged keywords: National |
Carsey Institute
Supports resources and interdisciplinary research on families, youth, working families, and sustainable development in small cities and rural communities. Provides tools for policy makers and community leaders working to increase upward mobility, support the middle class, and create sustainable, healthy communities.
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Contact:
Carsey.Institute@unh.edu
603.862.2821
University of New Hampshire
73 Main Street, Huddleston Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC)
Supports all cancer related research efforts at CWRU, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic.
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Contact:
cancer@case.edu
216.844.8797
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-5065
Tagged keywords: Ohio |
Center for American Progress
Provides a progressive perspective on policy issues.
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Contact:
progress@americanprogress.org
202.682.1611
1333 H Street NW 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
Center for Health Information & Research
Researches the health workforce, public health informatics, health economics, and community and population health. Located at Arizona State University.
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Contact:
chir@asu.edu
602.496.2020
502 E. Monroe St., Ste. C320 Box 13
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2430
Tagged keywords: Arizona, Physicians, Research |
Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing
Works with leading researchers to build a competent workforce for successful public health systems and practice.
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Contact:
ps2024@columbia.edu
212.305.1738
617 W. 168th Street GB-239
New York, NY 10032
Tagged keywords: National, New York, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Research |
Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany (CHWS)
Conducts studies of the supply, demand, use, and education of the health workforce; collects and analyzes data to understand workforce dynamics and trends; and informs public policies, the health and education sectors, and the public. One of six regional workforce centers that were affiliated with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis through a HRSA Bureau of Health Professions program that ended in 2006.
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Contact:
518.402.0250
University at Albany, SUNY / School of Public Health
1 University Place / Suite 220
Rensselaer, NY 12144-3445
Tagged keywords: Health Services Researchers, National, New York, Public Health, Research, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline |
Center for Personal Assistance Services (PAS)
Provides technical assistance, research, and training on issues related to personal assistance services. Includes publications on the personal assistance workforce.
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Contact:
PAS@itsa.ucsf.edu
866.727.9577
3333 California Street
Suite 455
San Francisco, CA 94118-0612
Tagged keywords: National, Personal and Home Care Aides |
Center for Social Services Research
Conducts research, analyzes policies, plans programs, and evaluates public social services.
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Contact:
mexel@berkeley.edu
510.642.1899
120 Haviland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7400
Tagged keywords: California, Public Health, Social Workers |
Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)
Works to inform policy and health care decision makers about changes in the health care system at both the local and national levels and the effects of such changes on people. Strives to provide high-quality, timely and objective research and analysis that leads to sound policy decisions.
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Contact:
hscinfo@hschange.org
202.484.5261
600 Maryland Ave, SW #550
Washington, DC 20024
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
Center for the Health Professions
Helps health care professionals, schools, organizations and policymakers educate and manage the health care workforce. Includes resources on supply and distribution, research, skills and training, cultural competency and diversity, and leadership. Delivers health workforce research programs. Includes the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program. Part of the University of California, San Francisco.
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Contact:
lapodaca@thecenter.ucsf.edu
415.476.8181
3333 California Street
Suite 410
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tagged keywords: California, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Leadership Development, National, Research, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline |
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC)
Promotes leadership in Congress and the Presidency to generate solutions to national challenges, educates future American leaders, and identifies lessons from the successes and failures of past Presidents.
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Contact:
Email@thepresidency.org
202.872.9800
1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
Center for Transforming Public Health Systems
Conducts research, partners with community organizations like Academic Health Centers, prepares policy briefs related to public health workforce development, disseminates best practices for public health systems, and more. Part of the University of Texas School of Public Health.
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Contact:
frank.i.moore@uth.tmc.edu
210.562.5507
1200 Herman Pressler
Houston, TX 77030
Tagged keywords: Public Health, Texas |
Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies (CHPLDS)
Promotes the rights of people with disabilities through education, research, training, and advocacy. Located at Syracuse University.
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Contact:
staylo01@syr.edu
315.443.3851
805 South Crouse Avenue
101 Hoople Building
Syracuse, NY 13244-2280
Tagged keywords: National |
Clinical Directors Network (CDN)
Supports increased health care access for minority, underserved, and poor populations. Provides opportunities for primary care research for underserved people. Works with community health centers and community mental health centers in 12 states. Focuses on primary medical, dental, and behavioral well-being.
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Contact:
info@CDNetwork.org
212.382.0699
5 West 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Public Health, Research |
Colorado Health Institute
Provides research and statistics on the healthcare workforce in Colorado.
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Contact:
info@coloradohealthinstitute.org
303.831.4200
303 E. 17th Avenue
Suite 930
Denver, CO 80203
Tagged keywords: Colorado, Research, Statistics and Data |
Council on Foreign Relations
Membership organization, think tank, and publisher focused on United States foreign policy.
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Contact:
202.509.8400
1777 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Tagged keywords: National |
Council on Health Care Economics and Policy
Researches critical issues related to health care and the economic impact to inform policy makers, industry leaders, researchers, and the public.
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Contact:
ferguson@brandeis.edu
781.736.3940
415 South Street, Mailstop 035
Waltham, MA 02453
Tagged keywords: Economy, National, Policy |
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Researches and develops solutions for national public health care challenges.
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Contact:
healthsolutions@deloitte.com
888.233.6169
Tagged keywords: National, Research |
EMS Agency Research Network for Quality & Safety Improvement (EMSARN)
Works to improve emergency medical services quality, safety, and performance. Consists of a network of emergency medical services agencies. Studies recruitment and retention, cost of turnover, and sleep quality and fatigue due to the profession.
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Contact:
pattersond@upmc.edu
412.647.3183
Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, National, Patient Safety, Research |
Flex Monitoring Team
Monitors and evaluates the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Flex Program). Assesses the impact of the Flex Program on Critical Access Hospitals and their communities and the role of states in achieving overall program objectives.
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Contact:
monitoring@flexmonitoring.org
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina |
Genetics & Public Policy Center (GPPC)
Informs the public, policymakers, and the press about the challenges and potential of genetic medicine. Analyzes policy, conducts legal and policy research, promotes discussion, and recommends policies. Includes publications.
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Contact:
gppcnews@jhu.edu
202.663.5971
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Genetic Counselors, National |
Georgetown Health Policy Institute (HPI)
Researches health policy and health services issues, including: health care financing, quality, and access; mental health services; and the how the health care market affects providers and patients.
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Contact:
202.687.0880
3300 Whitehaven St NW, Suite 5000
Box 571444
Washington, DC 20057
Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, Mental Health, Policy, Research |
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Conducts research and provides continuing education and resources on best practices for nurses, policy makers, nursing students, and faculty.
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Contact:
hartford.ign@nyu.edu
212.998.5355
New York University College of Nursing
726 Broadway 10th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, National, Nursing Occupations |
Health Forum
Provides information, communications, education and research products and services that advance leadership for health. Works to empower health care providers, suppliers, payers and consumers with knowledge toward the advancement of organizational leadership, market leadership, clinical and medical leadership and community leadership.
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Contact:
hfcustsvc@healthforum.com
800.821.2039
One North Franklin
29th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Information Coders, Illinois, Leadership Development, National |
Health Workforce Solutions (HWS)
Conducts research and analysis on health workforce issues, including labor market data, frontline and allied health workforce, and other topics.
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Contact:
info@healthws.com
877.892.2430
755 Sansome Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tagged keywords: National, Research |
Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
Conducts and disseminates research on college students and higher education to aid institutional improvement and inform educational policies.
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Contact:
heri@ucla.edu
310.825.1925
3005 Moore Hall Box 951521
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National |
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
Assists human service organizations and systems to develop support systems for child welfare, developmental disabilities, mental health and substance abuse, and workforce.
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Contact:
vbradley@hsri.org
617.876.0426
2336 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
Tagged keywords: National, Research |
Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)
Supports affordable and accessible higher education. Conducts research, provides analysis, and seeks to improve public policies. Includes The Project on Student Debt.
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Contact:
admin@ticas.org
510.559.9509
2054 University Ave, Suite 500
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Student Debt Load |
Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS)
Supports older adults and long-term care services through research and policy development. Part of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA).
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Contact:
info@aahsa.org
202.783.2242
2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008-1520
Tagged keywords: Long Term Care Facilities, National, Research |
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Addresses the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies.
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Contact:
iwpr@iwpr.org
202.785.5100
1200 18th Street NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research |
Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics (ICONS)
Promotes the generation and utilization of data, information, and research about nurses, nursing education, and the nursing workforce.
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Contact:
240.485.1800
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374
Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Statistics and Data |
International Centre on Nurse Migration (ICNM)
Focuses on the development, promotion and dissemination of research, policy and information on nurse migration.
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Contact:
info-icnm@intlnursemigration.org
215.243.5841
3600 Market Street
Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651
Tagged keywords: Immigration, International, Nursing Occupations |
International Longevity Center (ILC)
Studies policy, research, and education on population aging. Educates individuals on how to live longer and better. Provides information on the need for caregiver recruitment standards as well as training.
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Contact:
info@ilcusa.org
212.288.1468
60 E. 86th Street
New York, NY 10028
Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Long Term Care Facilities, National |
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
A university-based research and policy center that seeks to strengthen workforce education, placement and training programs, and policies.
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Contact:
hcwd@rci.rutgers.edu
732.932.4100
30 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Policy |
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Conducts research on policy issues relevant to African Americans and other minorities.
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Contact:
general@jointcenter.org
202.789.3500
1090 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-4928
Tagged keywords: Disparities, Diversity, National, Policy |
Lewin Group
Provides consulting and guidance on health care and human services challenges within institutions, communities, and governments. Provides objective analyses and strategic counsel to prominent public agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, and private companies.
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Contact:
703.269.5500
3130 Fairview Park Drive
Suite 800
Falls Church, VA 22042
Tagged keywords: National |
Maine Development Foundation (MDF)
Supports workforce development, leadership training, and community development to improve Maine's economy through technical assistance and research.
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Contact:
mdf@mdf.org
207.622.6345
295 Water Street, Suite 5
Augusta, ME 04330
Tagged keywords: Economy, Maine, Research |
Maine Rural Health Research Center (MRHC)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Works to inform health care policymaking and the delivery of rural health services. Focuses on rural health care financing and system reform, rural long term care, and rural mental health.
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Contact:
davidh@usm.maine.edu
207.780.4513
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
34 Bedford Street
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Long Term Care Facilities, Maine, Mental Health, National, Policy, Research, Rural |
Mathematica Policy Research
Collects and analyzes information to inform decision makers. Research areas include labor, health, education, nutrition, disability, international, early childhood, and family support.
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Contact:
609.799.3535
P.O. Box 2393
Princeton, NJ 08543-2393
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research |
Midwest Center for Health Workforce Studies
Formerly the Illinois Regional Health Workforce Center. Conducts research on the health workforce to improve health workforce policy and planning at the state, Midwest regional and national level, which leads to increased access to care for underserved populations. One of six regional workforce centers that were affiliated with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis through a HRSA Bureau of Health Professions program that ended in 2006.
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Contact:
walton@uic.edu
312.413.2775
University of Illinois at Chicago
1747 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite 558, M/C 275
Chicago, IL 60608-1264
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Services Researchers, Illinois, National, Policy, Public Health, Research, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline |
Muskie School of Public Service Institute for Health Policy
Conducts nationally recognized research and policy analysis to identify and promote solutions to complex health care challenges. Links leading scholarship with policy and practice to improve health care and human services.
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Contact:
muskieweb@usm.maine.edu
207.780.4141
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Policy |
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
Promotes the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system.
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Contact:
ncmhjj@prainc.com
866.962.6455
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
Tagged keywords: Correctional Health Facilities, Mental Health, National |
National Center for Rural Health Works (RHW)
Develops tools for local residents to measure the economic impact of their health care system and to identify new health care services needed by their community. Provides training workshops and technical assistance to help clients understand and use these tools.
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Contact:
gad@okstate.edu
405.744.6083
Oklahoma State University
513 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Tagged keywords: Economy, Health Care Access, National |
National Center for the Analysis of Healthcare Data (NCAHD)
Works to improve healthcare by working with state, regional and national partners to identify, analyze and map data in support of planning, education, research, and decision making.
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Contact:
director@ncahd.org
540.231.1174
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Tagged keywords: Maps, National, Research, Statistics and Data, Technology |
National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center (DSW)
Supports recruitment and retention for professionals who work with the elderly and disabled. Includes resources such as recruitment and retention strategies, funding sources for those who promote direct care workforce development, training resources, state registries for direct service workers, a newsletter, webinars, and more. Funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the US Department for Health and Human Services.
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Contact:
info@dswresourcecenter.org
877.822.2647
Tagged keywords: Home Health Aides, Nursing Aides, Personal and Home Care Aides |
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center for Best Practices)
Tracks, evaluates, and disseminates information on state innovations and best practices.
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Contact:
webmaster@nga.org
202.624.5300
444 North Capitol Street
Suite 267
Washington, DC 20001
Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, National |
National Health Policy Forum (NHPF)
Works to foster more informed government decision-making. NHPF primarily serves the senior staff in Congress, the executive branch and congressional support agencies.
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Contact:
nhpf@gwu.edu
202.872.1390
2131 K Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
Conducts research, analyzes policies, and holds briefings and forums to inform people on health care system issues.
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Contact:
202.296.4426
1225 19th St., NW Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research |
National Institute for Health Care Reform
Conducts research, analyzes policy, and informs policy makers on issues related to the delivery, financing, and organization of health care. Contracts with the Center for Studying Health System Change to conduct research and policy analysis.
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Contact:
nihcr@hschange.org
202.264.5261
c/o Center for Studying Health System Change
600 Maryland Ave, SW #550
Washington, DC 20024
Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy |
Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research (NCRHR)
Conducts research and analysis related to improving health care delivery in rural areas on a national basis. Focuses on special populations among rural residents, including the elderly, children, minorities, mentally ill, under and uninsured, and new immigrants whose needs for assistance are unique.
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Contact:
kmueller@unmc.edu
402.559.5260
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984350 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4350
Tagged keywords: National, Nebraska, Research, Rural |
New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
Researches public policy issues that affect New Hampshire and promotes public discussion on those issues.
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Contact:
info@nhpolicy.org
603.226.2500
One Eagle Square, Suite 510
Concord, NH 03301
Tagged keywords: New Hampshire, Policy |
New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Provides independent research and recommendations to guide health policies that affect New Mexicans.
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Contact:
peggya.schummers@state.nm.us
505.827.6201
2055 South Pacheco St.
Suite 200
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tagged keywords: New Mexico |
NORC at the University of Chicago
Researches social science issues, builds collaborations, and exchanges ideas with the larger research community.
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Contact:
hackett-jeffrey@norc.org
773.256.6000
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research |
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Studies policy issues affecting health care in rural America. Focuses on the impact of Medicare policies on rural communities. Conducts quantitative and qualitative research and analysis.
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Contact:
meit-michael@norc.org
301.634.9300
4350 East-West Highway
Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research, Rural |
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Works to identify rural health problems through policy-relevant analyses, geographic and graphical presentation of data, and information dissemination. Focuses on rural hospitals and healthcare delivery organizations and access.
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Contact:
NCRural@unc.edu
919.966.5541
725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
CB 7590 UNC-CH
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590
Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, North Carolina, Policy, Research, Rural |
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (OHPR)
Analyzes and develops health policy for Oregon.
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Contact:
paula.laswell@state.or.us
503.373.1853
1225 Ferry Street SE, 1st Floor
Salem, OR 97301
Tagged keywords: Oregon |
Operation Patient Access
Advocates for patients, surgeons, and other providers to increase access to surgical care. Informs policy makers of problems related to the surgical workforce and works with them to create solutions. Supported by the American College of Surgeons.
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Contact:
KHedstrom@facs.org
Washington, DC
Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Surgical Technologists |
Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (PCPGM)
Promotes research and medical practice in the field of genetics and genomics by supporting research, promoting genetics education for health care professionals, and advocating for a genetics/genomics based approach to medical practice.
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Contact:
PCPGMwebmaster@partners.org
617.768.8501
65 Landsdowne St. 3rd floor
Cambridge, MA 02139-4232
Tagged keywords: Genetic Counselors, National |
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR)
An independent, non-profit organization that researches public issues in Louisiana and offers recommendations based on its findings.
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Contact:
staff@la-par.org
225.926.8414
4664 Jamestown Ave., Suite 300
P.O. Box 14776
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-4776
Tagged keywords: Louisiana |
Public Health Systems & Services Research (PHSSR)
The Public Health Systems & Services Research is a national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation designed to build awareness of this field focused on the organization, financing, delivery and impact of public health services.
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Contact:
kara.richardson@uky.edu
121 Washington Avenue
Room 103
Lexington, KY 40536
Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research |
Rand Corporation
Helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis including research on workforce and workplace issues, military recruitment and retention, labor markets, the effect of new technologies, workers' compensation and disability, occupational safety, immigration, and workforce trends in education.
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Contact:
Iao_Katagiri@rand.org
310.393.0411 ext. 7517
P.O. Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90401-2138
Tagged keywords: National, Policy |
Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies at CHEP
Serves a five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and has a special research focus on the regions that comprise the United States/Mexico border. One of six regional workforce centers that were affiliated with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis through a HRSA Bureau of Health Professions program that ended in 2006. Provides numerous maps and tables on a variety of health workforce topics.
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Contact:
bpollock@uthscsa.edu
210.567.3168
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7907
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Disparities, Health Care Quality, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Policy, Public Health, Research, Supply and Demand, Texas, Workforce Pipeline |
Robert Graham Center
Provides research and policy studies in family medicine and primary care, health access and equity, delivery and scope of the medical home, and healthcare quality and safety.
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Contact:
policy@aafp.org
202.331.3360
1350 Connecticut Avenue
NW Suite 201
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Services Researchers, National, Patient Safety, Policy, Research |
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis (RUPRI)
Focuses on rural health care financing/system reform, rural systems building, and meeting the health care needs of special rural populations. Provides analysis to federal and state health policy makers, based on the best available research.
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Contact:
healthpolicy@unmc.edu
402.559.5260
University of Nebraska Medical Center
984350 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4350
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Research, Rural |
Rural Health Research Gateway
Provides access to all of the research and findings of the Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Research Centers. Covers current and completed research projects and publications resulting from those projects. Includes information about the research centers and individual researchers.
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Contact:
info@ruralhealthresearch.org
800.270.1913
University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research, Rural |
Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Tracking Project Consortium, 1999-2003 (RHFP Tracking Project)
From 1999-2003, monitored the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program implementation and its success in meeting legislative goals. A collaboration of six rural health research and policy analysis centers.
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Contact:
healthpolicy@unmc.edu
402.559.5260
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
984350 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4350
Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Policy, Rural |
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (SCRHRC)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on investigating persistent inequities in health status within the population of the rural U.S., with an emphasis on inequities stemming from socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and access to healthcare services.
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Contact:
803.251.6317
220 Stoneridge Drive
Suite 204
Columbia, SC 29210
Tagged keywords: National, Research, Rural, South Carolina |
Southeast Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies
Conducts research and analysis, works to improve access to a health workforce in the Southeast and North Carolina. Draws on the resources of the Chapel Hill Campus with its five health professions schools: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, and nursing. Collects and maintains data describing the need for and supply of health professionals. One of six regional workforce centers that were affiliated with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis through a HRSA Bureau of Health Professions program that ended in 2006.
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Contact:
info@healthworkforce.unc.edu
919.966.9985
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Campus Box 7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Policy, Public Health, Research, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline |
Southwest Rural Health Research Center (SRHRC)
Conducts and disseminates policy-relevant research on critical rural health issues, with a focus on: meeting and understanding the needs of rural underserved and special populations; eliminate or reduce health disparities; and maintain and build rural health systems.
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Contact:
jbolin@srph.tamhsc.edu
979.862.4238
Suite 364
SRPH Administration Building
College Station, TX 77843-1266
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research, Rural |
The Sullivan Alliance to Transform America's Health Professions
National initiative to diversify the health professions. Works to focus national efforts on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Sullivan Commission regarding diversity. Helps develop state partnerships to diversify the health workforce.
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Contact:
202.789.3500
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
1090 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-4928
Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Policy |
Trust for America's Health (TFAH)
Promotes public health in America through advocacy and providing information about national health issues. A non-profit organization, non-partisan organization.
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Contact:
info@tfah.org
202.223.9870
1730 M St. NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Public Health |
University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Provides statistical data and policy analysis for Delaware. Includes information on the health workforce, health insurance coverage, and related health policy issues.
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Tagged keywords: Delaware |
University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health (CRH)
Identifies and researches rural health issues, analyzes health policy, works to strengthen local capabilities, develops community-based alternatives, and advocates for rural concerns.
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Contact:
kaylynnb@medicine.nodak.edu
701.777.3848
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room 4909
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tagged keywords: North Dakota, Rural |
University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Serves as a focal point for applied public health and health policy in Wisconsin. Provides leadership for the development of interdisciplinary public health and health policy research, outreach continuing education to practitioners, and opportunities for applied learning for graduate and medical students.
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Contact:
UWPHI@med.wisc.edu
608.263.6294
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
610 Walnut Street, 528 WARF
Madison, WI 53726-2397
Tagged keywords: Policy, Public Health, Wisconsin |
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center (UMRHRC)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Undertakes national projects focusing on quality of rural health care and other rural health issues by combining expertise with the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health.
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Contact:
dmacleod@medicine.nodak.edu
701.777.3848
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Room 4909
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Minnesota, National, North Dakota, Policy, Research, Rural |
Urban Institute
Offers research, education, technical assistance, program evaluation, and education to support effective government and sound public policies.
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Contact:
202.833.7200
2100 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research, Urban |
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center (WVRHRC)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Conducts policy-relevant research on environmental health in rural populations and other topics.
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Contact:
jdmason@hsc.wvu.edu
304.347.1348
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV 25304-1210
Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research, Rural, West Virginia |
Women’s Research & Education Institute
Offers to identify issues affecting women and their roles in the family, workplace, and public arena, and to inform and help shape the public policy debate on these issues.
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Contact:
WREI@WREI.org
202.280.2720
1828 L Street, NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National |
WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Conducts relevant health workforce research and policy analysis in collaboration with federal and state agencies as well as develops and refines analytical methods for measuring state health workforce supply and requirements. One of six regional workforce centers that were affiliated with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis through a HRSA Bureau of Health Professions program that ended in 2006.
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Contact:
chws@fammed.washington.edu
206.685.0402
University of Washington Department of Family Medicine
Box 354982
Seattle, WA 98195-4982
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Health Care Access, Idaho, Montana, National, Policy, Research, Supply and Demand, Washington, Workforce Pipeline, Wyoming |
WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies Regional Information Center
Works to improve the quantity and quality of health workforce information for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho. Content is available by state and by profession, including mental health, nursing, oral health, pharmacy, physicians, and hospitals.
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Contact:
chws@fammed.washington.edu
206.685.0402
Center for Health Workforce Studies
4311 11th Avenue NE, Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98105
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Health Care Access, Idaho, Mental Health, Montana, Policy, Research, Washington, Workforce Pipeline, Wyoming |
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (WWAMI RHRC)
One of six Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on training and supply of rural health care providers, availability and quality of care for rural women and children, and access to high-quality care for vulnerable and minority rural populations. Based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Contact:
rhrc@fammed.washington.edu
206.685.0402
University of Washington
Box 354982
Seattle, WA 98195-4982
Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Idaho, Montana, National, Policy, Research, Rural, Washington, Workforce Pipeline, Wyoming |
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