Minnesota Workforce Resources
Workforce and Career Data
Information and data are collected by a variety of both state and national sources in an attempt to understand today’s health professions workforce. Below are highlights from recent health professions resources and reports.
The Current National and State Health Workforce
State Health Workforce Profiles
bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/profiles/
Minnesota Local Public Health Workforce
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/results.html
American Hospital Association Reports on Workforce
www.healthcareworkforce.org/healthcareworkforce/toolkit/index.html#metrics
Understanding the Supply and Demand Workforce Equation
Facing the Future of Health Care: A Report Detailing Conversations with Twelve Greater Minnesota Communities
by Barbara Brandt, PhD, and Jeny Stumpf Kertz, MPP
Report (PDF file)
Minnesota Physician Workforce Analysis Rural Supply and Demand
by Sally T. Buck, MS, Vicki Trauba, and Raymond G. Christensen, MD
A look at which specialties will be in greatest demand in greater Minnesota and why.
www.mmaonline.net/publications/MNMed2004/September/Buck.html
Rural Veterinarians in Short Supply
news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/02/12_postt_vetshortage/
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Health Professional Shortage Areas are federally designated areas defined by significant shortages in primary medical care, dental, or mental health providers. The areas may be urban or rural, or targeted for population groups or medical or other public facilities.
bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/
