Ohio Health Workforce

This guide brings together all the Resources, Organizations, Funding, Events, and News we've discovered for Ohio.

Here are some top picks to get you started:

Frequently Requested Information

• Interested in learning opportunities?
  The state's Area Health Education Centers may offer career exploration activities, as well as educational programs for health career students and continuing education for health professionals.

• Looking for help paying for your education?
  Check Funding and Inactive Funding for scholarships, loan repayment programs, loans, fellowships and educational opportunities. You may also want to browse national funding for additional opportunities.

• Does your organization need help recruiting and retaining health professionals?
  Consider these organizations and this recruitment and retention technical assistance opportunity.

• Are you a health professional interested in practicing in Ohio?
  See Job Boards and Licensure and Certification Boards

Workforce Statistics and Data Sources

• Ohio Hospital Association – provides information on the hospital Workforce including an annual survey of member hospitals on compensation, turnover, and vacancy rates.
• Ohio Center for Nursing – lists Nursing Workforce Supply & Demand publications on Ohio's nursing workforce produced by many agencies with an interest in the health workforce.

• Additional reports and publications are available in the Resources section, and in particular the Supply and Demand Resources include data on the health workforce.

State Workforce Organizations

• Northeast Ohio Nursing Initiative
• Ohio Center for Nursing
• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Ohio Primary Care and Rural Health Programs

• For a complete list, see the Organizations section of this guide.

Page last updated April 4, 2012