Organizations: Nonprofit (46)
American Health Care Association (AHCA)
Represents the long term care community, including assisted living, nursing facilities, subacute care providers, and developmentally-disabled providers.
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Contact:
202.842.4444
1201 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Tagged keywords: Long Term Care Facilities |
The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce
Dedicated to helping recruit, retain, and train the behavioral health workforce. Advises the government on workforce issues, provides technical assistance in developing workforce strategies, and conducts strategic planning.
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Contact:
jmorris@tacinc.org
803.708.4030
1001 Barton Street
Columbia, SC 29203
Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, National |
Center for Health Care Strategies
Supports cost effective, quality health care for people with disabilities, chronic illness, or a low income. Partners with government agencies, providers, and health plans to improve care delivery. Focuses on Medicaid, reducing disparities, and integrating care.
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Contact:
programs@chcs.org
609.528.8400
200 American Metro Blvd.
Suite 119
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Disparities, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National |
Cherokee Inspired Comfort
The Cherokee Uniforms family is enormously proud of the job healthcare workers perform and the compassion and competence with which they serve every day.
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Contact:
marketing@inspiredcomfort.com
9800 De Soto Ave
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Tagged keywords: National |
Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP)
Works to improve children's access to oral health by engaging policymakers and other decision-makers.
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Contact:
cdhpinfo@cdhp.org
202.833.8288
1020 19th Street NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, National, Policy, Research |
Cleveland Clinic: Center for Continuing Education
Sponsors over 160 live CME courses, available to physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals throughout the United States. Offers more than 150 free online CME activities, over 80 being CME on-demand webcasts, and 16 being CME podcasts. Certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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Contact:
800.238.6750
9500 Euclid Avenue
KK31
Cleveland, OH 44195
Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Continuing Education, Ohio, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Registered Nurses |
College Assistance Migrant Program Alumni Association
College Assistance Migrant Program provides first-generation, low-income students first-year financial and on-going academic support.
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Contact:
support@MigrantStudents.org
208.305.1814
1725 NE Upper Drive
Pullman, WA 99163
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Washington |
Community Voices: HealthCare for the Underserved
Dedicated to finding ways to provide greater access to quality health care to the underserved, uninsured, and those in prison. Comprised of eight community-based demonstration "learning laboratories" throughout the country, including Albuquerque, NM; Baltimore, MD; Denver, CO; Lansing, MI; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; and Pinehurst, NC.
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Contact:
404.752.8649
Morehouse School of Medicine
720 Westview Drive S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
Tagged keywords: California, Colorado, Florida, Health Care Access, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina |
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
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Contact:
ccphuw@u.washington.edu
206.666.3406
UW Box 354809
Seattle, WA 98195-4809
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Washington |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Funds noncommercial programming, such as programs for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Seeks to inform and enrich the public; focuses on programming for children and minorities.
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Contact:
202.879.9600
401 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2129
Tagged keywords: National |
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Works to support access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for underserved communities.
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Contact:
administration@xculture.org
206.860.0329
4700 42nd Ave SW
Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98116
Tagged keywords: Cultural Competence, National |
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
DAR is an organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children.
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Contact:
202.628.1776
1776 D Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Workforce Pipeline |
David & Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund
The David and Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund (DDWSF) is dedicated to assisting America's young people with their quest for higher education.
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Contact:
info@wilsonfund.org
800.759.7512
115-67 237th Street
Elmont, NY 11003-3926
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, New York |
Doula Foundation of Mid-America (DFMA)
Provides education, emotional support both before and after delivery, and doula training programs.
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Contact:
doula@doulafoundation.org
417.832.9222
2130 N. Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65803
Tagged keywords: Doulas, Health Care Support, Missouri, National |
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Creates, administers, and scores numerous assessments worldwide. Offers the Praxis Series, GRE tests, the TOEFL, and more.
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Contact:
800.772.9476
225 Phillips Boulevard
Ewing, NJ 08628-7435
Tagged keywords: National |
Families USA
Works to achieve high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
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Contact:
info@familiesusa.org
202.628.3030
1201 New York Avenue NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National |
Grantmakers in Health
Helps corporate givers and foundations improve the health of all. Includes information about grant-making strategies, publications on health issues, connects grantmakers with each other, and provides assistance to foundations and corporate givers.
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Contact:
202.452.8331
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036-4101
Tagged keywords: National |
Hablamos Juntos: Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos
Seeks to develop affordable models of health care that offer language services. Funds ten demonstration sites in areas with high Latino populations. Program administered by the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Contact:
info@hablamosjuntos.org
559.241.6509
UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education & Research
155 North Fresno St.
Fresno, CA 93701
Tagged keywords: Limited English Proficiency, Medical Interpreters, National |
HealthConnect One (HC One)
Formerly Chicago Health Connection. Nationally recognized training and technical assistance agency that promotes the health of mothers, infants, and families. Operates the Community-Based Doula Leadership Institute.
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Contact:
312.243.4772
1436 West Randolph, Fourth Floor
Chicago, IL 60607
Tagged keywords: Doulas, National |
Hire Heroes USA
Helps military veterans who were wounded find careers within the healthcare industry after serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations around the world.
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Contact:
info@hireheroesusa.org
866.915.4376
100 North Point Center East
Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Military Health and Veterans Health, National, Workforce Pipeline |
Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS)
The Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools offers essential resources for academic and career development to students, faculty, and other health professionals including internships, fellowships, and professional development seminars, HSHPS addresses the health disparities that exist in the Hispanic community.
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Contact:
jcardenas@hshps.org
703.415.1404
2611 Jefferson Davis HWY
Suite 205
Arlington, VA
Tagged keywords: National, Virginia |
Indians into Medicine (INMED)
Indians into Medicine (INMED) is a comprehensive education program assisting Indian students who are preparing for health careers. Located at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks, INMED support services include academic and personal counseling for students, assistance with financial aid application, and summer enrichment sessions at the junior high through professional school levels.
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Contact:
inmed@medicine.nodak.edu
701.777.3037
UNDSMHS Room 2101
501 N Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, North Dakota, Physicians |
Indians into Psychology Doctoral Education (INPSYDE)
The primary goals of the INPSYDE program is to increase the number of American Indians with doctoral degrees in psychology and enhance the cross-cultural understanding and competence of non-Indians about Indian Psychology.
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Contact:
inpsyde.recruitment@und.edu
701.777.2011
319 Harvard Street
Box 8380
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, North Dakota, Psychologists |
Institute for Diversity in Health Management
Supports increased leadership opportunities in health services management for racially, culturally, and ethnically diverse people. Affiliated with the American Hospital Association, Catholic Health Association, and Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives.
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312.422.4511
75 Remittance Drive, Suite 1072
Chicago, IL 60675-1072
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Administrators, Leadership Development, National |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Works to improve health care worldwide including patients, communities, and health care workforce. Focuses on the Institute of Medicine's six improvement aims for the health care system: Safety, Effectiveness, Patient-Centeredness, Timeliness, Efficiency, and Equity.
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866.787.0831
20 University Road, 7th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, National, Policy |
Iowa Caregivers Association
Works to reduce the shortage and high turnover rates of direct care workers such as Certified Nurse Aides, Home Care Aides, personal support staff and others.
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Contact:
information@iowacaregivers.org
888.710.2762
1211 Vine Street, Suite 1120
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Tagged keywords: Health Care Support, Iowa |
Language and Cultural Access Program (LCAP)
Helps increase access to health care for people with limited English proficiency. Provides language services and training for the health care field.
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Contact:
LCAP@ahschc.org
510.986.1153
818 Webster St.
Oakland, CA 94607-4220
Tagged keywords: Limited English Proficiency |
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes offers to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
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Contact:
914.997.4488
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Research |
National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
Works for quality, relevant and accountable healthcare leadership. Offers many individual healthcare leadership programs through the GE Institute for Transformational Leadership including Diversity, Nurse-Team, Health, Excellence Networks, Executive Fellowship Program, Emerging Executive, Advanced Management, Graduate Health Management, and Health Leadership Competency Model.
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Contact:
nchlnews@nchl.org
312.755.5017
515 N. State Street
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60654
Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Leadership Development, National |
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
Assists institutions in adopting practices in the assessment of college student learning outcomes. Works with colleges, universities, accrediting groups, higher education associations, foundations, families, employers, and policy makers.
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Contact:
sprovez2@illinois.edu
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National |
National Medical Fellowships
Works to improve the health of low-income and minority communities; increase the representation of minority physicians, educators, researchers, policymakers, and healthcare administrators in the United States, train minority medical students, and educate the public and policymakers to health problems in underserved populations. Provides scholarships for underrepresented minorities in medicine.
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Contact:
NMF1@.nmfonline.org
212.483.8880
5 Hanover Square
Suite 200
New York, NY 10004
Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Educators, New York, Physicians, Research |
New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI)
Focuses on enabling innovation to improve health care quality and lower health care costs.
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Contact:
info@nehi.net
617.225.0857
One Broadway, Twelfth Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Tagged keywords: Massachusetts, Policy |
Nurse Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF)
NEF provides funds to baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses who are in need of scholarship assistance for graduate study.
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Contact:
info@n-e-f.org
212.590.2443
304 Park Avenue South
11th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tagged keywords: New York, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses |
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN)
Works with the Northwest Health Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help local foundations develop solutions to the nursing shortage.
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Contact:
info@PartnersInNursing.org
971.230.0093
c/o Northwest Health Foundation
221 NW Second Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97209
Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses |
Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC)
Works to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes. Works with hospitals, community-based organizations, health clinics, health plans and public health organizations. Provides continuing education for physicians and nurses.
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Contact:
info@paclac.org
818.708.2850
5530 Corbin Ave.
Suite 323
Tarzana, CA 91356
Tagged keywords: California |
Pharmacy Manpower Project (PMP)
Conducts and supports research related to the pharmacy workforce.
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Contact:
mail@aacp.org
703.739.2330
1727 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Research |
Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
Established the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Training Institute. Includes the history and origin of the patient navigator program. Provides training and certification in the Harold P. Freeman model of Patient Navigation.
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Contact:
Info@RalphLaurenCenter.org
212.987.1777
1919 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10035
Tagged keywords: Patient Navigators |
Rural Development Leadership Network (RDLN)
Supports community-based development in poor rural areas through hands-on projects, education and skills building, leadership development and networking. Does not provide funding, but asks participants' sponsoring organizations to provide funds needed to pay standard tuition costs for the participants to the schools worked with.
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Contact:
rdln@ruraldevelopment.org
212.777.9137
PO Box 98, Prince St. Station
New York, NY 10012
Tagged keywords: Leadership Development, National, Rural, Technology |
The Rural Partnership
Assists in the recruitment, placement, and retention of physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and other health professionals in Tennessee’s rural counties. Established by the four Tennessee medical schools with residency programs, the Rural Health Association, Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Hospital Association and the Tennessee Primary Care Association.
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Contact:
Cindy.Siler@theruralpartnership.com
615.242.7872
500 Interstate Boulevard South
Suite 203
Nashville, TN 37210-4634
Tagged keywords: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Tennessee |
The Sigourney Award
Offers to recognize past achievements by individuals and organizations which constitute significant contributions to psychoanalysis and to thereby encourage activity in the field.
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Contact:
info@sigourney.org
206.842.1097
P.O. Box 10206
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-0206
Tagged keywords: National |
TARGET Center: Technical Assistance Resources, Guidance, Education, and Training (TARGET)
Provides training and technical assistance for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Programs. Includes tools and resources on HIV/AIDS care issues. Funded by HRSA with an agreement with The Danya Institute.
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Contact:
TARGETteam@careacttarget.org
301.443.0067
8737 Colesville Road, Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3921
Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Technology |
Texas Rural Leadership Program (TRLP)
Creates and delivers leadership development programs for rural Texas.
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Contact:
admin@trlp.org
903.714.0232
2207 Heather Lane
Tyler, TX 75703
Tagged keywords: Leadership Development, Rural, Texas |
The Truth About Nursing
Analyzes how nurses are portrayed in the media. Seeks to help increase the diversity and number of nurses, support nursing practice, improve the health care system, and strengthen nurse teaching and research.
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Contact:
410.323.1100
203 Churchwardens Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21212-2937
Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations |
UIC Urban Health Program (UHP)
Seeks to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students into health professions and provides academic support to help these students graduate. Offers educational opportunities for students from grade school through professional school.
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Contact:
mtoney@uic.edu
312.996.7727
808 S. Wood Street (M/C 967)
173 College of Medicine East Tower
Chicago, IL 60612
Tagged keywords: Diversity, Illinois, Urban, Workforce Pipeline |
Unite for Sight
Unite for Sight empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness.
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Contact:
tbryant@uniteforsight.org
203.404.4900
31 Brookwood Drive
Newtown, CT 06470
Tagged keywords: National |
Universal Service Administrative Company
Helps provide communities with affordable telecommunications services. Administers the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Universal Service Fund.
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Contact:
202.776.0200
2000 L Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Tagged keywords: National, Technology |
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