We Welcome New Commissioner Secretary Michael Wilkening
Michael Wilkening was appointed Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency by Governor Jerry Brown in 2018. He leads the 12 state departments within the Agency including over…
CA supports health workforce in new fiscal year budget
California Supports Health Workforce in New Fiscal Year Budget $100 Million Workforce Funding Continues in 2018-2019: After the reinstatement of these funds in the FY 17-18 Budget, the enacted budget reaffirms…
We Welcome New Commissioner, Senator Richard Pan
Dr. Richard Pan was elected to the State Senate in 2014 and represents Sacramento, West Sacramento and Elk Grove. Senator Pan is a pediatrician and continues to practice medicine at…
Registration for our June 29th Commission Meeting is now open
We invite you to attend our commission meeting on June 29th from 10am-3pm in Oakland. The meeting will take place at The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, 2000 Franklin Street, Laurel…
Our Workforce Strategies Survey – We’d love your input
Dear Colleagues, California is facing a health workforce crisis. We are not adequately meeting the health needs of all Californians, and the challenges are getting worse. California’s Future Health Workforce…
We Welcome New Commissioner – Barbara Ferrer
BARBARA FERRER, PhD, MPH, MEd DIRECTOR, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Barbara Ferrer leads the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health which protects and promotes health and…
Commission Welcomes New Funder & Commissioner
The Commission’s work is rapidly expanding thanks to support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, who joins a group of esteemed funders dedicated to the development of a stronger…
Meet our newest commissioner: Patrick T. Courneya, MD
Patrick T. Courneya, MD is the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of National Health Plan and Hospitals Quality at Kaiser Permanente. Get to know Dr. Courneya through his Q&A…
January 2022 Update on Health Workforce Progress
A newly released report from the California Health Care Foundation highlights the many state budget and policy actions that have been enacted to date since the Commission issues its final…
Mid-Session Update – 2021
Mid-Session Update – Highlights: State budget includes major new funding for health workforce: Fueled by a multi-billion surplus and federal COVID-19 recovery funds, the Governor and Legislature approved a 2021-22 state…
March 2021 Update
March Update – Highlights: Legislature introduces wave of new health workforce bills: Health workforce issues remain a top priority as the state continues to respond to COVID-19. After the Governor proposed…
January 2021 Update
January Update – Highlights: January budget invests in health workforce: The Governor outlined a range of health workforce investments in his proposed budget, from funding for allied health workers responding to COVID-19…
WEBINAR SERIES – 12/17: How to build the health workforce California needs to support the new Master Plan for Aging
With California’s population aging rapidly—and the number of seniors over age 65 expected to rise to 8.6 million people in the next ten years—the Newsom Administration is poised to unveil…
WEBINAR SERIES 11/17: The election is over (at last!). Here’s what should be on the agenda next year for health workers.
After a long, difficult year of responding to COVID-19, leaders from California’s public, private, and philanthropic sectors joined a webinar on November 17 hosted by the California Future Health Workforce…