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Building a Robust Health Workforce in the Heartland

A new study from Bentonville-based Heartland Forward, Keepers of a Healthy Heartland: Strategies for Building a Robust Health Workforce, examines the reasons for and impact due to unfilled health care jobs in five fast growing metro- and micropolitan areas in the middle of the country, including northwest Arkansas. Ross DeVol, president and CEO of Heartland Forward, discusses the findings and ways to resolve such challenges.