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    The 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition wrote a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees regarding FY 2017 funding for HRSA's Title VII and Title VIII programs. They urged maintaining at least FY 2016 funding levels for these programs that aim to strengthen and diversify the health workforce. Continued support is critical as budget cuts threaten progress made in addressing health workforce shortages and distribution issues.

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    The 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition wrote a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees regarding FY 2017 funding for HRSA's Title VII and Title VIII programs. They urged maintaining at least FY 2016 funding levels for these programs that aim to strengthen and diversify the health workforce. Continued support is critical as budget cuts threaten progress made in addressing health workforce shortages and distribution issues.

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    The 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition wrote a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees regarding FY 2017 funding for HRSA's Title VII and Title VIII programs. They urged maintaining at least FY 2016 funding levels for these programs that aim to strengthen and diversify the health workforce. Continued support is critical as budget cuts threaten progress made in addressing health workforce shortages and distribution issues.

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    February 23, 2017

    The Honorable Thad Cochran The Honorable Patrick Leahy


    Chair Vice Chair
    Committee on Appropriations Committee on Appropriations
    United States Senate United States Senate
    Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510

    The Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen The Honorable Nita Lowey


    Chair Ranking Member
    Committee on Appropriations Committee on Appropriations
    United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives
    Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515

    Dear Chairmen Cochran and Frelinghuysen, and Ranking Members Leahy and Lowey:

    The 55 undersigned members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition
    (HPNEC) write to encourage you to support our original FY 2017 request of $524 million for the
    Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)’s Title VII health professions and Title
    VIII nursing workforce development programs. As you complete negotiations on the FY 2017
    Labor-HHS-Education spending bill, we urge you to provide, at a minimum, the FY 2016 funding
    levels for each program in Titles VII and VIII, including the Health Careers Opportunity Program
    (HCOP).

    HPNEC is an alliance of national organizations representing schools, programs, health


    professionals, and students dedicated to ensuring the health care workforce is trained to meet the
    needs of our diverse population. HRSA’s Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing
    workforce development programs are the only federally-funded programs that seek to improve the
    supply, distribution, and diversity of the health professions workforce, with a focus on primary
    care and interdisciplinary training.

    Your support for all Title VII and VIII programs is critical as budget cuts threaten to reverse
    progress made in mitigating the nation’s health care workforce challenges. We recognize the
    difficult budget environment you face; however, the relatively modest investments in these
    programs produce a disproportionate positive return by strengthening our health care workforce.
    For example, continued funding for the Title VII HCOP diversity pipeline program would ensure
    that more than 12,000 trainees, including underrepresented minorities, veterans, and other
    individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, receive training to pursue a health professional
    career. 1 HCOP is the only federal pipeline program for minority and disadvantaged students who

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    want to become health professionals. At a time when the nation is growing and becoming
    increasingly diverse, it is crucial that we enhance the federal commitment to programs that prepare
    the next generation of health professionals for the health care challenges of a changing population.

    The Title VII and Title VIII programs help shape the workforce in targeted ways, such as
    promoting interprofessional, team-based care; promoting service in underserved areas; and filling
    other gaps in the health care workforce. We appreciate that both the House and Senate
    Appropriations Committees proposed shifting the Behavioral Health Workforce and Education
    Training Program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to HRSA.
    Shifting these funds, and not at the expense of other Title VII and Title VIII programs, to HRSA
    will better align the other mental and behavioral health programs that operate under Title VII
    authority.

    As you work towards a final budget agreement, it is crucial that we enhance the federal
    commitment to the programs that equip the next generation of health professionals to keep up with
    the increasing health care challenges of a changing population.

    Sincerely,

    Academic Pediatric Association


    American Academy of Family Physicians
    American Academy of PAs
    American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    American Association for Dental Research
    American Association of Colleges of Nursing
    American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
    American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
    American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
    American College of Nurse-Midwives
    American College of Physicians
    American College of Preventive Medicine
    American Dental Association
    American Dental Education Association
    American Geriatrics Society
    American Medical Student Association
    American Nurses Association
    American Occupational Therapy Association
    American Organization of Nurse Executives
    American Pediatric Society
    American Psychological Association
    American Public Health Association
    American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
    Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
    Association of American Medical Colleges
    Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
    Association of Chiropractic Colleges
    Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
    Association of Departments of Family Medicine
    Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
    Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
    Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS)
    Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
    Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
    Council on Social Work Education
    Emergency Nurses Association
    Health Professions Network
    HIV Medicine Association
    International Association of Forensic Nurses
    National AHEC Organization (NAO)
    National Association for Geriatric Education
    National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)
    National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
    National Council for Diversity in the Health Professions (NCDHP)
    National League for Nursing
    National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-Year Colleges (NN2)
    National Rural Health Association
    North American Primary Care Research Group
    Oncology Nursing Society
    Pediatric Policy Council
    Physician Assistant Education Association
    Society for Pediatric Research
    Society of General Internal Medicine
    Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

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