General Resources

Regional Resources

California Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC)
Description: The California AHEC Program, a thirty-six year old organization of partnerships, brings together community and academic interests to improve access to health care and decrease health disparities for all Californians..

California Health Information Partnership & Services Organization (CalHIPSO)
Description: One of 60 non-profit Regional Extension Centers around the country providing resources for electronic health records implementation, workforce development, regulatory reporting, as well as implementation of privacy and security best practices.

Californians for Patient Care
Description: Provides users the ability to search hospitals and clinics in their area.

Health Workforce Initiative (HWI)
Description: The purpose of the Health Workforce Initiative is to provide education and training programs to meet emerging demands for health care industry workers; to determine needs, facilitate development of innovative solutions and to locate resources to implement planned responses; to evaluate and initialize health-related educational programs.

Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.
Description: The purpose of the Regional Center for Border Health is to improve the availability and accessibility of medical services in Western Arizona and the Arizona-Mexico Border Region, by establishing a comprehensive center for primary care, community outreach and health education.

Vision y Compromiso
Description: The purpose of Promotoras and Community Health Workers (CHW's) is to promote community-based health education and prevention, particularly in communities that have been historically underserved by the U.S. health care system.

Statewide Resources

California Health and Human Services

California eHealth Initiative
Description: Provides information on Health IT Workforce Training Programs plus employment and internship opportunities.

California Health Workforce Alliance
Description: CHWA serves as the ongoing health workforce convener, connector and broker among health employers, higher education, regional workforce coalitions, workforce investment boards, government agencies, associations, foundations, business, labor, consumers and advocates.

California Hospital Association
Description: At California Hospital Association (CHA), we collaborate with our members to provide strong and effective representation and advocacy to advance the interests of California hospitals, patients and communities. CHA is a trusted resource, working with members to achieve legislative, regulatory, and legal accomplishments at the state and federal level.

California Primary Care Association
Description: CPCA represents more than 800 not-for-profit community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) who provide comprehensive, quality health care services, particularly for low-income, uninsured and underserved Californians, who might otherwise not have access to health care.

California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA)
Description: The California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that works to improve the health of rural Californians and the quality and accessibility of the heath care they receive. CSRHA brings together health care providers, consumers, educators, researchers, public health and economic development agencies and others to work on a variety of issues related to preserving and enhancing the health of rural California.

Health Careers Resource Consortium
Description: Provides useful resources related to health careers.

Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC)
Description: founded in 1992 by health care providers, consumers and advocates to impact Latino health through enhanced information, policy development and community involvement. Since then, the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California has positioned itself to meet the primary goal of its mission: "To develop and support policies, services and conditions that will improve the health of Latinos."

Workforce and Economic Development
Description: Provides information relative to educational institutions, Labor market, and Employment training.

National Resources

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Description: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

Health Workforce Information Center
Description: The Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC) provides free access to the most recent resources on the nation's health workforce in one easy-to-use online location. Resources available through HWIC's website will help health providers, educators, researchers and policymakers around the nation develop strategies to meet future workforce demands.

Publications and Reports

The California Endowment: Publications and Reports
Description: Provides users with access to health related publications and reports provided by the California Endowment.

The California Wellness Foundation: Publications and Reports
Description: The mission of The California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention.