Southwestern New York State Economic Plan
Human Capital: Employee Health & Health Care Workforce
Health is central to the wellbeing of the region's workforce. A region that has a high amount of chronic disease and subsequent disabilities will have fewer people available for work, and will also have more employees under stress caring for ill family and neighbors. That stress only increases when the employees face transportation barriers in accessing health care.
In addition, talent attraction campaigns to increase the region's workforce cannot be successful without communities that have the resources required for a healthy life, and that includes access to hospitals, high quality health care, and to EMS services, all of which are rapidly decreasing in availability and stability throughout the region. This issue should be given a central place in all conversations about economic development.
In addition, talent attraction campaigns to increase the region's workforce cannot be successful without communities that have the resources required for a healthy life, and that includes access to hospitals, high quality health care, and to EMS services, all of which are rapidly decreasing in availability and stability throughout the region. This issue should be given a central place in all conversations about economic development.
OBJECTIVE 1
Workforce lens: Improve health measures to improve worker wellbeing and increase the region's work capacity
Workforce lens: Improve health measures to improve worker wellbeing and increase the region's work capacity
OBJECTIVE 2
Workforce lens: Attract and keep new health care workers, keep hospitals and increase their financial stability,
and develop a strong health care workforce
Workforce lens: Attract and keep new health care workers, keep hospitals and increase their financial stability,
and develop a strong health care workforce
