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Articles by Kitty Werner

Try a Wood Pallet Project

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By Kitty Werner
| Mother Earth News Verified
-Advertisement- A couple in Vermont has created potting sheds, a greenhouse and more from repurposed wood pallets. By Kitty Werner Wooden pallets can be reassembled into a number of different structures, such as this charming potting shed. Photo by Kitty Werner My husband has been collecting discarded wood pallets and shipping crates for years. Businesses that receive pallets and shipping crates include hardware and appliance stores, building supply outlets, and manufacturing businesses.
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Primary Care Workforce: The Need To Remove Barriers For Nurse Practitioners And Physicians

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By Joanne M. Pohl, Anne Thomas, Debra Barksdale, Kitty Werner
| Health Affairs Verified
For the past four years, we have tracked primary care workforce numbers comparing the annual primary care residency match data with the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) graduation rates. While NP data continue to surge, the physician numbers, both allopathic and osteopathic, continue to be relatively disappointing, with only a minor increase.
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Revisiting Primary Care Workforce Data: A Future Without Barriers For Nurse Practitioners And Physicians

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By Joanne M. Pohl, Debra Barksdale, Kitty Werner
| Health Affairs Verified
With the full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there have been major concerns about the looming primary care provider shortage. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis predicts shortages as high as 20,400 physicians by 2020, and increases in medical school graduates entering primary care residencies have been anemic.
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The Latest Data On Primary Care Nurse Practitioners And Physicians: Can We Afford To Waste Our Workforce?

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By Joanne M. Pohl, Debra Barksdale, Kitty Werner
| Health Affairs Verified
If primary care is the foundation of the evolving health care system in this country, and if access to primary care for all is the goal, then nurse practitioners will be increasingly crucial to achieving these aims. Let’s face it, in our current system, there just aren’t enough primary care providers to meet the nation’s need while containing costs and focusing on quality outcomes.
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