HWDD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
- News and Announcements!
- Medical Service Study Areas Reconfiguration 2010
- Health Professions Education Program Search Tool
- California Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (Cal-SEARCH)
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Updates
- Rural Health Services Unit (RHSU)-- Rural Jobs
- Health Careers Training Program (HCTP)
- Healthcare Workforce Clearinghouse Program (Clearinghouse)
- Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program (HWPP)
- California Primary Care Office (PCO)
- California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
- Shortage Designation Program (SDP)
- Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs
- Research, Policy and Planning GIS/Data System
- HWDD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- HWDD Publications and Reports
- Health Care Reform (HCR)
Note from the deputy director
Federal and State authorities provide guidance and criteria for HWDD program operations. HWDD supports healthcare accessibility through the promotion of a diverse and competent workforce while providing analysis of California's healthcare infrastructure and coordinating healthcare workforce issues. The division's programs, services and resources address, aid and define healthcare workforce issues throughout the state by:
Quick Links
- CHWPC Resources
- Health Careers Training Program (HCTP)
- Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program (HWPP)
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) / California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
- California Primary Care Office (PCO)
- Rural Health Services Unit (RHSU)
- Shortage Designation Program
- Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs
- Research, Policy and Planning GIS/Data System
- Health Care Reform
- FAQs
- Site Map
- Healthcare Pathways
400 R Street, Suite 330
Sacramento, CA 95811-6213
Phone: (916) 326-3700
Fax: (916) 322-2588
- Encouraging demographically underrepresented groups to pursue healthcare careers.
- Identifying geographic areas of unmet need.
- Encouraging primary care physicians and non-physician practitioners to provide healthcare in health professional shortage areas in California.
HWDD staff collect, analyze and publish data about California's healthcare workforce and health professional training, identify areas of the state in which there are shortages of health professionals and service capacity, and coordinate with other state departments in addressing the unique medical care issues facing California's rural areas.
Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, M.P.Aff., Deputy Director
Healthcare Workforce Development Division
Phone: (916) 326-3700
Email: HWDDNews@oshpd.ca.gov