Ohio recently received $2.8 million in federal funds, as part of a grant through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to help train health care workers at twenty-four Ohio institutions. (Source: "Ohio will receive $2.8 million to train health-care workers," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Aug. 6, 2010). With $159.1 million to be distributed nationally, these funds are being given to programs that bolster nursing education and prepare faculty to train future nurses ($106 million); fund geriatric education and training programs ($29.5 million); and work to improve recruitment and performance of minority students preparing for careers in health ($23.6 million).

Additionally, last year the Health Policy Institute of Ohio released a report entitled "Future of the Nursing Workforce in Ohio" (pdf, 24 pages), that examined ways in which the state can address an anticipated serious shortage of nurses by 2025.