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Office of Public Health Workforce Development
www.state.ct.us/dph
Joxel Garcia, MD, MBACommissioner
Labor IssuesLabor Issues
Low unemployment rate nation and statewide
Average age of professional nurse is 46.5 60% of nursing work force works full time 23% works part time 17% of licensed nurses do not work in the
profession
Labor IssuesLabor Issues
CT. Dept. of Labor expected nursing opportunities to increase by 33% from 1996 to 2006
From 1994 to 1999, increase in CT nurses was 2.9%
Student population from CT nursing schools declined from 925 in 1994 to 584 in 1999
Labor IssuesLabor Issues
CT ethnic and racial minorities increased significantly in last decade
Multicultural growth creating market in health care industry
Gender and racial disparities in CT
nursing professions
Office of Public Health Workforce Development
Lies within Commissioner’s Office Study, monitor, and evaluate workforce
issues, including• Professional workforce shortages• Public health worker competencies
Work in partnership with other interested parties
Joxel Garcia, M.D.Commissioner
Affirmative ActionOffice
Bureau of Administrative &Support Services
Elise Gaulin-Kremer, Chief(LH)
Warren WollschlagerChief of Staff
Office of Policy, Planningand Evaluation
Marie V. Roberto, Chief(LH)
(EMS)(PWFD)
Bureau of CommunityHealth
Ardell Wilson, Chief(LH)
(EMS)
Bureau of RegulatoryServices
Cynthia Denne, Chief(LH)
(EMS)(PWFD)
CT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Norma D. GyleDeputy Commissioner
Office of HealthCommunications
William Gerrish, Director(LH)
(PWFD)
Public Health HearingOffice
Donna Brewer,Director
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Edna BerastainExecutive Assistant
Office of EmergencyServices
Mark Libby, Director
Family Health ServicesInfectious DiseaseEnvironmental Epidemiology & OccupationalHealthHealth Education & InterventionAIDS Prevention& InterventionProgram Support & Contract Management
Health Systems RegulationCommunity-based RegulationEnvironmental HealthLegal Office
Fiscal OfficeContracts Administration/Audit OfficeData ProcessingHuman ResourcesPublic Health Laboratory
Policy, Planning & AnalysisHealth Information Systems Vital Records Cancer RegistryMulti-cultural Health
LH = member of internal EMS AdvisoryCommittee
Office of Local HealthLen McCain, Director
Local Health AdvisoryCommittee
EMS = member of internal Local HealthAdvisory Committee
Internal EMS AdvisoryCommittee
Office of PublicHealth Workforce
Development
PWFD = member of Office of Public WorkforceDevelopment
Partners
Centers for Disease Control CT Hospital Association Local Health Directors UCONN Departments of Education & Labor Professional Trade Organizations LTC Facilities CT Nurses Association CT National Guard
Office Goals
Enhance public health work force competencies through development of a public health work force certification program at:• State• Local• Institutions of higher education levels
Office Goals
Establish marketing program to recruit and retain diversified public health workforce
Office Goals
Provide direct access to the Office of the Commissioner by the:• Community• Healthcare practitioners/providers• State agencies• Institutions of higher learning• Others
To address broad range of workforce issues
Office Goals
Establish “Health Tracks” for children starting in elementary school and following through primary and secondary education
Collaborative effort with the Department of Education and local school systems
Establish tutorial opportunities
Office Goals
Expand information available via Internet
Web to serve as clearinghouse for health career information
Resource for students, guidance counselors, teachers, and public
ObjectivesObjectives
Short Term Objectives• 2 year
– 10% increase in Work Force applications– 20% increase in urban students’
applications to health care programs– Forecast Workforce needs– Data Collection system
ObjectivesObjectives
Long Term Objectives• 5 Years
– Eliminate Nursing Shortage– Increase by 40% application rate to health
care fields– Increase continued education of GED
graduates by 30% – Forecast Market Trends and adjust
proactively– Workforce to match State demographics
Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives
Work Force Data Collection– High schools– Higher education– Market
Marketing– Middle & High Schools– Faith Based Institutions– Community Groups
Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives
Mentoring– DPH, UCONN, Private Sector– Internships– Career Shadowing
Inner City Work Force Development– GED programs– Traditional Schools– Churches– “House Calls”– “Door to Door”
Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives
“House Calls”• Senior Citizen health education
campaign “Door to Door”
• Health education campaign targeted at urban communities
• Partnership with urban housing authorities, faith-based institutions, community groups, etc
• 2-3 hour events featuring health experts• each event audience specific
Keeping Connecticut Healthy
www.state.ct.us/dph
Commissioner Joxel Garcia, MD, MBA