Welcome to Pubalerts, a free service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Our goal is to 
alert you to new publications about the Frontline Healthcare Workforce, drawing from a wide pool of sources. 
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--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Work factors and psychological distress in nurses' aides: a prospective cohort study.
Eriksen W, Tambs K, Knardahl S.
BMC Public Health. 2006 Nov 28;6(1):290 [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17132172&itool=iconfft&itool=pubmed_DocSum

The Physician Assistant Role in Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation
Robert A. Brugna
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 2006; 25(2): 67-76.
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=90702

An exploration of nursing home organizational processes.
Forbes-Thompson S, Gajewski B, Scott-Cawiezell J, Dunton N.
West J Nurs Res. 2006 Dec;28(8):935-54.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17099106&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum


--REPORTS--

The United States health workforce profile
New York Center for Health Workforce Studies (October 2006, .pdf format, 171p.)
http://www.albany.edu/news/pdf_files/U.S._Health_Workforce_Profile_October2006_11-09.pdf

Conversations about the future of direct-care workforce research
Salter, Vera and Mary Ann Wilner
National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce (November 2006, .pdf format, 16p.).
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/Research%20Conversations.pdf


--NEWS--

Massachusetts Governor Withdraws Half of Promised Raise
December 13, 2006
http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/n_news_det.jsp?res_id=224310&res_type=6&txn_type=