Facts About Virginia's Workforce

In recent years, the Governor of Virginia, as well as legislators, health care organizations and other stakeholders, have made health workforce development a priority by creating the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA). Designed to marry health workforce efforts and initiatives in Virginia, the VHWDA is instrumental in facilitating pipeline development across the full spectrum of health professions. As part of this vision, the VHWDA gathers information on supply and demand beginning with primary and secondary education through recruitment and retention in underserved areas throughout the Commonwealth.

To support regional and state-wide efforts, VHWDA identifies health care, economic and social conditions important for local and regional development. Contact us at info@vhwda.org to let us know your health workforce data needs.

Additional data and statistics resources are available below:

Workforce Resources

Department of Health Professions, Health Care Workforce Data Center

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

Virginia Department of Health

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Virginia Health Information

Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

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Blue Ridge Region AHEC – Shenandoah Valley

Capital Region AHEC – Richmond Metro and surrounding areas

Eastern Virginia Region AHEC – Southeast Virginia and Peninsula

Northern Virginia Region AHEC – Northern Virginia

Rappahannock Region AHEC – Northern Neck, Fredericksburg, and Middle Peninsula

South Central Region AHEC – Lynchburg, Danville, and surrounding area

Southside Region AHEC – South of Richmond

Southwest Virginia Region AHEC – Roanoke Valley and West