Ongoing Initiatives
New Hampshire partners have mobilized to launch bold, innovative projects to address the state’s need for a dedicated, robust health care workforce.
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NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders (NHTIAD)
To enhance and support quality care, intervention and treatment and to support licensure and certification for the substance use workforce.
Read moreNorthern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
This initiative aims to ensure rural challenges and solutions are included in workforce development policy, as well as ensure an adequately trained workforce exists in rural New Hampshire. Northern NH AHEC is formally affiliated with the Southern NH AHEC and the NH AHEC Program Office to make up the Statewide NH AHEC Network.
Read morePathway to Licensure for Military Servicemembers
This program creates a pathway to licensure for military service members.
Read moreRural Healthcare Grant Program
The aim of this project is to build workforce development programming to benefit all rural healthcare employers in NH. Part of this funding is allocated to provide scholarships to the employees of rural healthcare employers.
Read moreSouthern NH Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
The Southern NH AHEC facilitates programs focused on the recruitment and retention of the healthcare workforce through pipeline development, workforce training, some community placements, and continuing education, as grants permit. Southern NH AHEC is formally affiliated with the Northern NH AHEC and the NH AHEC Program Office to make up the Statewide NH AHEC Network.
Read moreSouthern NH Nurse Leader and Nurse Educators Pilot Project
This project brings together nurse educators and nurse leaders to identify barriers to nursing education entry and education and propose systemic solutions to these issues.
Read moreState Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
This program provides funds for educational loan repayment for medical professionals and private practice dentists in exchange for working in medically underserved/Medicaid priority areas of the state. Practitioners eligible for this program include MDs/DOs, DDs, APRNs, CNMs, MLADCs, PsyD, LICSWs, PsychNP, MHCs, MFTs, RDHs, LADCs, primary care RNs, and DD/DMDs.
Read moreState Workforce Innovation Board
The State Workforce Innovation Board (SWIB) is appointed by the Governor and is tasked with administering Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds across the state and overseeing the Governor’s state workforce development initiatives. The SWIB is comprised of business owners, union representatives, state legislators, statewide agency heads, local elected officials, and representatives from other workforce partners at the State level.
Read moreState/Federal J-1 Visa Waiver Program (Conrad 30 Waiver Program)
This program enables physicians who have come to the US for their fellowship or residency to stay in the US after their program through the J-1 Visa Waiver Program if they practice in a health professional shortage area, or serve patients in a shortage area.
Read moreStatewide Oversight Commission on Mental Health Workforce Development
This oversight commission was created to coordinate statewide mental health workforce initiatives and develop a statewide mental health workforce plan. It was created in 2019 by the Governor through executive order per the 10-year mental health plan. The Oversight Commission hears from stakeholders about challenges in the workforce, and a report goes to the Governor with recommendations. People are appointed to join the commission, so it is not open for public participation. Meetings are held monthly.
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