
	Western Washington Area Health Education Center
WWAHEC 2033 Sixth Avenue, Ste. 310 Seattle, WA 98121 Ph: 206.441.7137 Fax: 206.441.7158	Health Workforce Development


Home News & Events Health Professionals/ Student Placement Health Career Information Volunteer/Retired Providers Program Continuing Education K-12 Learning Resources Statewide Office of Rural Health Health Workforce Development Health Professionals / Student Placement Preceptor & Site Resources Washington Recruitment Group Health Career Information Health Skill Panels Community Health Assessment, Planning & Development Primary Care Provider Recruitment Staff Links Site Map	As reported by the Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force in 2004 for Washington State:
		"Despite these advances, employers reported over 8,000 job vacancies for health care practitioners and support personnel in 2004. In addition, the health care needs of Washington's aging population will continue to increase demand for health care personnel through 2020. The Task Force urges the Legislature, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, local and sate health and workforce development organizations, and other partners to recognize that intensive work is still needed over the next several years to catch up with the increasing demand for health care personnel."
		- Progress 2004 A Report of the Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force, 2004, published by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board.
	Through its community-academic linkages and continuum of activities, WWAHEC is uniquely qualified to provide technical assistance to support health professionals, students seeking health career information, and health profession recruitment and retention
	Health Professionals/Student Placement
	WWAHEC has been providing technical assistance and support to western Washington health professionals, students and health care institutions through a variety of activities since 1987. Precepting and mentoring opportunities are shared with health professionals, and student placements are coordinated with our education partners at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the nursing program at Seattle Central Community College.
	Washington Recruitment Group
	WWAHEC is active in the Washington Recruitment Group (WRG), which is a coalition of not-for-profit agencies and organizations that represent the state and federal governments, universities, community health centers, Indian Health Service and community based programs. The WRG is a free service provided out of the Office of Community and Rural Health for recruiting primary care practitioners to Washington communities.
	Health Career Information
	Health Career Information has always been a standard of information shared with the education community and the public. For information regarding where to get a degree in a specific health care field, contact WWAHEC for our Health Careers & Schools in Washington State brochure. This brochure is very useful in a career center or reference library for those who are interested in pursuing a degree in a health care profession. WWAHEC also posts Health Career Job Descriptions on-line.
	Additional health career information can be found on our Links page under K-12 and Pre-Professional Resources.
	Health Skill Panels
	The Washington AHECs provided technical assistance to all of the Health Skill Panels located within each of the twelve Workforce Development Councils in Washington. These Health Skill Panels developed local and regional strategies to overcome the personnel shortages that face the health care industry. The 2005-07 legislative budget eliminated funding for continuation of the Health Skill Panels. Contact information for Washington's Workforce Development Councils, including other healthcare personnel resources, can be found on our Links page.



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