Web Links for Related Web Resources

Funding Resources

Education Resources

Iowa Government and Related Organizations

Iowa Healthcare and Professional Organizations

Iowa Media Resources

Minority Resources

National Professional Organizations

National Accrediting Agencies

National Workforce Initiatives

Professional Regulation

Recruitment and Retention Initiative

Research Centers

Student Organizations

U.S. Government and Related Organizations

Women's Resources

Workplace Related Organizations

Education Resources

Atlantic Philanthropies (www.atlanticphilanthropies.org)
Career Clusters (www.careerclusters.org)
Health Track Information http://www.healthtrac.info/patientcare.html
National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education (www.nchste.org)
NIH LifeWorks http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/indexhtm

Funding Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (http://www.ahrq.gov)
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resource and Services Administration (http://bhpr.hrsa.gov)

division of Health Careers diversity & Development
Nurse Reinvestment Act 2002
2004 Grant Schedule
Grants: Basic Nurse Education and Practice

Council on Foundations (www.cof.org)
Federal Student Aid Information Center (http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/
index.html)
Foundation Center (www.fdncenter.org)

Corporate Funding

Iowa College Student Aid Commission (www.iowacollegeaid.org)
Link to Scholarships and Loan Education Loan Repayment (Federal)
Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future (www.discovernursing.com)
Kaiser Foundation (http://www.kff.org/)
Migrant Clinicians Network (www.migrantclinician.org)

Migrant Health Care Fellowships

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (www.rwjf.org)
Sigma Theta Tau International/Nursing Honor Society (www.nursingsociety.org)
USA Funds (www.usafunds.org)

Iowa Government and Related Organizations

Commission on Latino Affairs (http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/la/index.html)
Iowa Board of Nursing (www.state.ia.us/nursing)

Link to Nursing Education Programs
Link to Law and Administrative Rules

Iowa College Student Aid Commission (www.iowacollegeaid.org)

Link to Scholarships and Loan Education Loan Repayment (Federal)

Iowa Department of Public Health (www.idph.state.ia.us)
Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Professional Licensure (www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure)
Iowa General Assembly (legislation) (www.legis.state.ia.us)
Iowa Human Resource Recruitment Consortium (www.smartcareermove.com)
Iowa Workforce Development (www.iowaworkforce.org)
Local Development Centers (www.iowaworkforce.org/centers/files/offices.htm)

Iowa Healthcare and Professional Organizations

Iowa Association for Home Care (www.iowahomecare.org)
Iowa Caregivers Association (www.iowacaregivers.org)

Direct Care Alliance
Paraprofessional Health Care Institute National Clearinghouse on Direct Care Issues

Iowa Hospital Association (www.ihaonline.org/)
Iowa Nurses Association (www.iowanurses.org/)

Iowa Media Resources

Des Moines Register (www.dmregister.com)

Minority Resources

Migrant Clinicians Network (www.migrantclinician.org)

Migrant Health Care Fellowships

New Iowans Program (http://www.newiowans.com/)

National Professional Organizations

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (www.aacn.nche.edu/)
American Hospital Association (www.aha.org)
American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org/)
American Organization of Nurse Executives (www.aone.org/)
National League for Nursing (www.nln.org)
National Student Nurses Association (www.nsna.org)
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (www.nursesource.org)
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (www.paraprofessional.org)
Sigma Theta Tau International/Nursing Honor Society (www.nursingsociety.org)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (www.vnaa.com)

National Accrediting Agencies

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (www.aacn.nche.edu/)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (www.jcaho.org)
National League for Nursing (www.nln.org)

National Workforce Initiatives

Colleagues in Caring (www.aacn.nche.edu/CaringProject)
Cultural diversity in Nursing (www.culturediversity.org)
Institute for Health Care Improvement (www.ihi.org)
Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future (www.discovernursing.com)
National Clearinghouse on Direct Care Workforce (www.directcareclearinghouse.org)
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (www.nursesource.org)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (www.rwjf.org)

Professional Regulation

Iowa Board of Nursing (www.state.ia.us/nursing)

Link to Nursing Education Programs
Link to Law and Administrative Rules

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (www.ncsbn.org)

Recruitment and Retention Initiative

Rural Health Career Center (careers.NRHArural.org)
National Association of Health Care Recruitment (www.nahcr.com)
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (www.3RNET.org)

Research Centers

Illinois Coalition for Nursing Resources (http://ic4nr.org)
New Hampshire Area Health Education Center Nursing Workforce Digest (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ahechome/workforce/aboutwkpgs.htm)

Student Organizations

National Student Nurses Association (www.nsna.org)

U.S. Government and Related Organizations

USDA Rural Development Grants (http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ia)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (http://www.ahrq.gov)
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (http://bhpr.hrsa.gov)

division of Health Careers diversity & Development
Nurse Reinvestment Act 2002
2004 Grant Schedule
Grants: Basic Nurse Education and Practice

Council of State Governments (www.csg.org)
Federal Student Aid Information Center (http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Opportunities (http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/)
National Conference of State Legislatures (www.ncsl.org)
National Women’s Health Information Center (www.4woman.gov)
US Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov)
United States General Accounting Office (www.gao.gov)

Women's Resources

Institute for Women’s Policy Research (www.iwpr.org)

Status of Women in Iowa Report

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women (www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/sw/)
National Women’s Health Information Center (www.4woman.gov)

Workplace Related Organizations

American Health Care Association (www.ahca.org)
American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org/)
Iowa Caregivers Association (www.iowacaregivers.org)

Direct Care Alliance
Paraprofessional Health Care National Clearinghouse on Direct Care Issues Institute

SEIU Nurse Alliance (www.nursealliance.org)

Contact Information

Iowa Health Workforce Center
Iowa Dept of Public Health
321 East 12 St., 4th fl. Lucas Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-6211
FAX (515) 242.6384