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State and Territory Leaders Meet for the Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce Summit
The 2023 National Governors Association Healthcare Workforce Summit was held in Broomfield, Colorado, August 21-23, 2023. The summit brought together ...

Governors Recognize Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide is a leading cause of death and claimed the lives of nearly 50,000 individuals in 2022, according to preliminary ...

State Workforce Leaders Explore Opportunities for Strategic Leadership at NGA Summer Workforce Symposium in Fargo
Last month, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) convened two affiliate networks for its biannual Workforce ...

Nonprescription Naloxone Available for Retail Sales
Just a week after International Overdose Awareness Day, the first overdose reversal drug approved for nonprescription sale, Narcan® (naloxone HCl), ...

2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute
The National Governors Association (NGA) held the 2023 Governors’ Advisors Energy Policy Institute in Providence, Rhode Island, August 1-3. This ...

International Overdose Awareness Day 2023
International Overdose Awareness Day has been recognized since 2001 to raise awareness of the impact of overdose, remember those who ...

NGA Center Launches Policy Academy to Advance Youth Apprenticeship
In partnership with New America, the NGA Center will deliver technical assistance to the six states that were competitively selected ...

Learning and Employment Records – States And The Infrastructure Of Opportunity
Governors and other state leaders are concerned about the current labor shortage, occurring during a time when many skilled workers ...

Regional Workshops Explore Healthcare Workforce Solutions
During the past three months, NGA's Healthcare Delivery and Postsecondary Education teams convened teams from 20 states and territories in ...

NGA Holds Summer Workforce Symposium in Fargo
With Governors focused on aligning workforce and economic development activities across their states, NGA’s Summer Workforce Symposium brought together state ...

NGA and US DOL Launch the Workforce Strategic Planning Collaborative
Today, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) launched the ...

Strengthening Youth Mental Health – 2023 NGA Annual Meeting
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy opened the first plenary session of the 2023 NGA Annual Meeting with an overview of ...