title: Development of a strategic plan to increase access to health occupations education in Iowa.
abstract: Public health and nursing leaders in Iowa identified a need to increase access to health occupations education and avert a projected shortage of qualified faculty. The Iowa Department of Public Health provided a competitive funding opportunity to create a strategic plan to accomplish these goals through the use of e-learning. Federal funding through the US Department of Health and Human Services supported the development of a plan that focuses on the nursing profession. Recommendations of the plan are being implemented at the state and local level.
authors.affiliation: Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. tim@nursetim.com
authors.forename: Tim J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bristol
authors.forename: Eileen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Gloor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020375:Education, Distance; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007484:Iowa; D009729:Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D000078329:Workforce