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Facing the Highest Shortage of Registered Nurses in the United States, Georgia Establishes a Nursing Careers Program

July 1, 1999 | Program Result

From 1993 through mid-1997, Georgia Ladders in Nursing Careers (L.I.N.C.) enrolled 146 students from 48 institutions, with minority participation close to 50 percent.

Locally Recruited Lay Advisors Contribute to Community Health

October 1, 2006 | Program Result

In 1998, Freedom from Hunger, a California-based organization that addresses issues of hunger and poor nutrition, began the replication and institutionalization of a program to train lay health advisors in several Southern states.

Rural Georgia Launches Free Health Center for Underserved Residents

March 1, 2005 | Program Result

The Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center provided free health care and dental services to the poor and working poor living in rural Pickens County, Ga.

Medical College of Georgia Encourages Students Toward Generalist Careers

July 25, 2003 | Program Result

The Medical College of Georgia - the largest medical school in southeastern U.S. - developed initiatives to increase to at least 50 percent the percentage of medical school graduates becoming generalist physicians.

Ladders in Nursing Careers Program

July 1, 1999 | Program Result

Ladders in Nursing Careers (L.I.N.C.) was a career advancement and health care work force education national program.

Southern States Could Benefit from Using More Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse-Midwives and Physician Assistants

March 1, 1998 | Program Result

The southern states have the highest proportion of citizens living in areas that have a shortage of health professionals.

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