Regional Focus Groups on Health Workforce Development

“Preparing the Health Workforce for Federal Health Care Reform”

Fact Sheet for the Lower Central Valley Focus Group

Counties Covered in This Focus Group Meeting
Fresno / Inyo / Kern / Kings / Madera / Merced / Mono / Tulare

Regional Focus Groups on Health Workforce Development

“Preparing the Health Workforce for Federal Health Care Reform”

Fact Sheet for the Lower Central Valley Focus Group

The Percentage of the Population without Health Insurance[1]

*The U.S. Census Bureau classifies Inyo, Mono, Alpine, Amador Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties as PUMA5 01800. PUMA is the acronym for Public Use Microdata Area.

Primary Care Physicians[2] Per 100,000 People, 2008[3]

Regional Focus Groups on Health Workforce Development

“Preparing the Health Workforce for Federal Health Care Reform”

Fact Sheet for the Lower Central Valley Focus Group

Regional Focus Groups on Health Workforce Development

“Preparing the Health Workforce for Federal Health Care Reform”

Fact Sheet for the Lower Central Valley Focus Group

*From the Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Registered Nursing’s 2008 Survey of Registered Nurses which is located at: http://www.rn.ca.gov/forms/xcelsius_region_export.shtml. This includes data from Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties.

Regional Focus Groups on Health Workforce Development

“Preparing the Health Workforce for Federal Health Care Reform”

Fact Sheet for the Lower Central Valley Focus Group

Allied Health Occupations with the Highest Projected Growth Rates Through 2014

Fresno[4] / Inyo/Mono[5] / Kern[6] / Kings[7] / Madera[8] / Merced[9] / Tulare[10]
Home Health Aide / Mental Health Counselor / Home Health Aide / Home Health Aide / Mental Health Counselor / Home Health Aide / Home Health Aide
Medical Assistant / Medical Assistant / Medical Assistant / Medical Assistant / Medical Assistant / Respiratory Therapist / Medical Assistant
Respiratory Therapist / Nursing Aide / Dental Assistant / Nursing Aide / Dental Assistant / Dental Assistant / Dental Assistant
Medical and Public Health Social Worker / EMT/Paramedic / Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor / Community and Social Service Specialist: Health Educator / Community and Social Service Specialist: Health Educator / Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor / Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor
Clinical Laboratory Scientist / Licensed Vocational Nurse / Physician Assistant / Pharmacy Technician / Pharmacy Technician / Pharmacy Technician / Physician Assistant

[1] Table S2701 of the US Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey lists Health Insurance Coverage Status information for the State of California, its individual counties, and other geographical areas at http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_&state=st&qr_name=ACS_2009_1YR_G00_S2701&_lang=en&_ts=303725294054. This Table lists the total number and percent uninsured of the total civilian, non-institutionalized population. For more information on the U.S. Census Bureau’s methodology in producing this data, please go to their website at: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/exp_acs2009_1yr.html

[2] Pg. 5, Grumbach, M.D., Kevin; Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., Arpita; Bindman, M.D., Andrew. Fewer and More Specialized: A New Assessment of Physician Supply in California. Prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation. June 2009. This report defines primary care physicians as those with a primary practice of family medicine, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or geriatric medicine.

[3] Pg. 10, Table 5, Grumbach, M.D., Kevin; Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., Arpita; Bindman, M.D., Andrew. Fewer and More Specialized: A New Assessment of Physician Supply in California. Prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation. June 2009. This Report is Available on the California HealthCare Foundation’s website at: http://www.chcf.org/~/media/Files/PDF/F/PDF%20FewerAndMoreSpecializedMDSupplyInCA.pdf.

[4] Pg. 60, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[5] Pg. 72, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[6] Pg. 61, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[7] Pg. 62, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[8] Pg. 63, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[9] Pg. 64, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf

[10] Pg. 70, University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, Allied Health Regional Workforce Analysis: Central California, January, 2009. This Report is Available on The California Endowment’s website at: http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/AlliedHealth_CentralValley.pdf