Bureau of Health Workforce

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The Bureau of Health Workforce is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on improving the distribution, diversity, and capacity of the nation’s health care workforce, particularly in underserved areas.

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instanceOf federal agency division
public health workforce agency
abbreviation BHW
administersProgram Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program
Centers of Excellence Program
Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Health Careers Opportunity Program
NURSE Corps
National Health Service Corps
Nursing Workforce Development programs
Public Health Training Centers Program
Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program
country United States
focusArea behavioral health workforce
nursing workforce
oral health workforce
primary care workforce
public health workforce
rural health workforce
underserved communities
goal to increase access to care in underserved areas
to promote workforce diversity and cultural competence
to strengthen the primary care workforce
jurisdiction federal
mission to improve the capacity of the U.S. health care workforce
to improve the distribution of the U.S. health care workforce
to improve the diversity of the U.S. health care workforce
parentOrganization Health Resources and Services Administration
partOf U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
policyArea health professions education
health workforce planning
health workforce shortage mitigation
primaryFocus health workforce capacity
health workforce distribution
health workforce diversity
programType loan repayment programs
scholarship programs
training grants
workforce development grants
sector health care
supports Health Professional Shortage Areas
Medically Underserved Areas
Medically Underserved Populations
targetPopulation health professionals
health professions students
training institutions
usesFundingMechanism grants
loan repayment awards
scholarships
website https://bhw.hrsa.gov/

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Health Resources and Services Administration hasDivision Bureau of Health Workforce
Bureau of Health Workforce administersProgram Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program
linked to: Bureau of Health Workforce