ERIC Number: ED319999
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Mar
Pages: 421
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Seventh Report to the President and Congress on the Status of Health Personnel in the United States.
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions.
This document provides selected information on characteristics of health personnel disciplines, students preparing for these disciplines, their schools, projections of the personnel supply in each discipline to the year 2020, and discussions of whether the U.S. requirements for health personnel are likely to be met. Following an introduction, chapter 2 provides an overview of major personnel developments, including trends in education and training, the current supply of health care personnel, issues affecting health personnel, and health personnel in the coming years. Current and emerging health issues and personnel issues are covered in chapters 3 and 4. Among the health issues covered are an aging population, infant mortality, human immune deficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, substance abuse, access to health care, a changing health delivery system, and quality assurance and effectiveness in medical practice. The personnel issues addressed include declining applicants and enrollments, the shortage of nurses, primary health care concerns, concerns regarding allied health and public health labor supply, personnel for health care in geriatrics, and underrepresented minorities in the health professions. Chapter 5 discusses the data and methodology used to produce this report. The next 11 chapters provide information on physicians, dental personnel, nursing personnel, public health personnel, allied health personnel, optometrists, pharmacists, podiatrists, veterinarians, chiropractors, and physician assistants. The document contains reference lists that follow each chapter, 95 tables, and 75 figures. (CML)
Descriptors: Adults, Allied Health Occupations Education, Dental Hygienists, Dental Schools, Dental Students, Dentists, Employment Projections, Health Occupations, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Services, Nurses, Nursing Education, Occupational Information, Optometrists, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacists, Physicians, Physicians Assistants, Podiatry, Postsecondary Education, Public Health, Veterinarians
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions.
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