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Policymakers Tapping into the Power of Indiana’s Health Workforce Data
The Bowen Center believes in the power of data to support informed policy. Workforce data provides valuable insights regarding trends in and dynamics of supply, pinpoints where shortages exist and informs emerging workforce models which aim to fill gaps. The Bowen...
Through My Eyes: Work Experience in Diversity
Often, I have heard that you learn more by way of experience than from school. I found this to be true as during the past year and a half that I have worked with the Bowen Center. I have learned valuable information that has made me a well-rounded public health...
Indiana’s 2023 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Health Workforce Takeaways
What is the B4? The Bowen Center is committed to providing relevant and timely data to inform health workforce policy. A few years ago, we realized the best way to fulfill that commitment was to keep close tabs on the topics of interest by Indiana stakeholders. One...
Through My Eyes: Black Maternal Health
Black maternal health has been a professional passion of mine since completing an internship focused on data informed policy solutions to Black maternal health issues while in graduate school. As a Black woman, it has also been a personal passion. When I became a...
Data Dump on Indiana’s Nurses in 2023
In the last month the Bowen Center has published our two bi-annual data and brief reports from license renewals, but also two separate briefs. These two extra briefs look at how the Demand for RNs is expected to grow (our RN Demand Brief) and Licensing of APRNs, how...
Indiana 2023 General Assembly & Health Committees
Indiana's 2023 Legislative session has started! Here is how the Indiana General Assembly is divided and who is on the health committees. For updates on health-related legislation in the 2023 session, check out our Bi-weekly Bill Brief (B4), starting...
The Upcoming 2023 Legislative Session
The Bowen Center has monitored Indiana health workforce legislation for the past five legislative sessions through its Bowen Bi-Weekly Bill Brief or “B4.” In 2022, the Bowen Center rolled out a re-designed B4 to enhance the accessibility of customized information...
How is Indiana’s State Government Divided in 2022?
Indiana's last election was November 3, 2020 and the next election is November 3, 2022Indiana Senate The 50 seats in the senate are divided with Republicans in the majority.Republicans: 39Democrats: 11Indiana House The 100 seats in the house are divided with...
Indiana’s 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-up
The Bowen Center monitors Indiana health workforce legislation through the Bowen Bi-Weekly Bill Brief or “B4.” Now it its fourth iteration, the B4 experienced a re-design in 2022 to enhance accessibility of customized information for users. Users can now search for...
COVID-19: Public Health Emergency and the Health Care Response – Where does the health workforce fit in?
Public Health and Health Care The public health and health care sectors are generally seen as “related but separate.” Public health emergencies, such as COVID-19, demonstrate how critical it is for public health and health care initiatives to be aligned and seen as...