Medical Economics October 4, 2022
Programs will add community health workers, nurses in primary care, other specialties, and public health.
Federal agencies hope to expand the health care workforce with grants to train new nurses and community health workers.
The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a total of $346 million coming to pay for education and opportunities around the nation.
Community health workers
HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $225.5 million for community health worker training and $40.7 million in public health scholarships. The money comes through the American Rescue Plan Act and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said the administration of President Joe Biden “is committed to building a robust health workforce to make communities healthy.”
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