Health Workforce Forum

This site is intended for the members of the Maines Health Workforce Forum to use as a reference and convenient location to access documents, articles and resources related to the meetings. For more information about the Forum, see our About Us Page.

Meeting Information (View all meetings)

Date Attachments
October 18, 2011
June 17, 2011
June 17, 2011
June 8, 2011

Forum and Maine Health Workforce Reports

Title Date Link
Language Access for New Americans, LANA, 5 year Report December 1, 2010  Web
Forum Progress Report 2006-2010 November 30, 2010 Forum Progress Report, 2006-2010 
Forum Recommendations Workplan 2010 November 10, 2010 Forum Recommendations Workplan Chart 
Forum Recommendations Guide 2010 November 10, 2010 Recommnedations Guide 2010 
Maine's Health Services Sector- Workforce Analysis August 11, 2010  Web
Report - Forum's 2009 Recommendations & Progress Report - Current Draft 7/16/10 July 16, 2010 Forum Report- Current Draft 7.16.10 
State Health Plan - Maine 2010-2012 June 30, 2010 Maine State Health Plan 2010-2012 
Maine Nursing Report June 30, 2010 Maine Min.Data Set: Nurses 2006-2009   Web
Forum Report-Draft for Review June 16, 2010 Forum 2009 Report-Draft for Review  Forum Rec. Report - Brief Highlights 
Maximizing Maine's Educational Investments, Optimizing Results February 12, 2009  Web
Maine Nursing Education Data 2009 January 1, 2009 Maine Nursing Education Data Report 2009 
Maine's Health Care Workforce January 1, 2009  Web
STEM Occupations in Maine November 1, 2008  Web
Maine Nurse Minimum Data Set Nov. 2007 November 1, 2007 Maine Nurse Minimum Data Set 2007 
The Two-Edged Scalpel: Health care and the Rural Economy April 30, 2007  Web
A New State Study on the Direct Care Workforce April 25, 2007  Web
Health Occupations Report (January 2007) January 31, 2007 PDF 
Health Occupations Report January 1, 2007  Web
Survey of Maine Nursing Education Programs January 1, 2006  Web
Solutions for Maine Health Careers Recruitment & Retention: Current trends and challenges, and how they impact the health workforce. A Visionary Approach January 1, 2006  Web
Professional Growth of the Lewiston/Auburn Healthcare Workforce. Where They Are, Where They Want to Be, and What’s Keeping Them from Getting There January 1, 2006  Web
Health Care Leadership Council, Final Report (October 2004) October 29, 2004 PDF 
Health Care Leadership Council, Final Report October 1, 2004  Web
Maine's Long Term Care Workforce, Maine Hospital Association October 1, 2001  Web

General Reports

Title Date Link
GRANT NEWS May 27, 2011 GRANT NEWS 
Rural Health Primary Care Workforce Policy: Lit Review May 25, 2011  Web
Health Reform.(ACA) Workforce sections & Grants June 1, 2010 Workforce Provisions-Primary Care Jobs  List of Workforce Sections ACA  Grant List - ACA updates June 2010 
Report: Reentering the Healthcare Field: Resources for Foreign-trained Health Professionals in Maine January 1, 2010 Reentering the Healthcare Field: Resources for Foreign-trained Health Professionals in Maine 

Recent Articles (View all articles)

Title Summary Date Link
Bringing the Front Lines to the Forefront Report from Jobs for the Future (JFF) to summarize national meeting and discussion about the health workforce and efforts of the Jobs for the Future's programs: Jobs to Careers, National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Breaking Through. Recommendations made for 3 principles: Industry driven alignment, Worker supported training and career advancement strategies, and Systems change for sustainable improvements in workplaces, education and training systems. July 1, 2010  Web
Blowing Open the Bottleneck: Designing New Approaches to Increase Nurse Education Capacity The paper highlights programs that are making progress in addressing both shortage and education capacity problems in nursing. June 17, 2009  Web

For more information on the Forum, contact:

  • Charles Dwyer, Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care: Charles.Dwyer@maine.gov, 207-287-5503
  • Elise Scala, Forum Facilitator/Research Associate, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine: scala@usm.maine.edu , 207-228-8423
  • Sally Sutton, Policy Analyst, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, 207-228-8158, ssutton@usm.maine.edu