ABSTRACT
North Carolina's health care workforce is evolving quickly as the demographics of the state's broader population change. There are many initiatives aimed at addressing this evolution, but educators, practitioners, policymakers, and the broader health care community must leverage resources to ensure the future workforce reflects the state's population and needs.
Subject(s)
Health Workforce/trends , Humans , North CarolinaABSTRACT
The health professional workforce of North Carolina does not reflect the rich diversity of the state's population, and the underrepresentation of various demographic groups in health care may affect the health outcomes of the state's citizens. There are opportunities for educational institutions to partner with others, share successful strategies, and implement measures to promote diversity among health professionals.
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Cultural Diversity , Culturally Competent Care , Health Equity , Health Occupations/standards , Cultural Competency , Culturally Competent Care/ethnology , Culturally Competent Care/organization & administration , Health Equity/organization & administration , Health Equity/standards , Humans , North Carolina , Quality ImprovementABSTRACT
It is still not universally accepted within the scientific community that the habilitation of autistic children is possible, or that their ability to function without supports in regular education by third, fourth, or fifth grade happens as a direct result of EIBI. However, using the outcome studies that have been reported, the rate of children reaching a best-outcome status appears to be between about 10% and 47%. There is a more global way to look at the effects of EIBI or behavioral intervention. Even if the child retains many characteristics of autism, the usual outcome of treatment is that the child learns useful skills. Behavioral intervention results in effective and efficient learning, which is precisely what it aims to accomplish and what behavioral techniques have been developed to do. Children and families have been able to achieve much more than many would ever have believed before EIBI became a realistic possibility.
