Human Resource for Health – Data Dictionary

The dictionary outlines a minimum data set for tracking health workforce information, including demographic, employment, and education data. The minimum data set includes 52 variables, categorized into several sections. The address section contains information on the health worker's physical location, including street address, city, and country. The date of birth and email address sections provide personal contact information for health workers. Employment status, full name, and health facility sections detail the worker's professional affiliation and work environment. The profession and sex sections identify the health worker's occupation and gender, respectively. Position and work number sections provide information on the worker's role and contact details within the health facility. The entry data set section includes information on the health workforce education and training program, higher education, licensure, national certificate, scholarship, and transformative education and training. The workforce data set section contains information on ambulatory care, ambulatory health care facility, continuing professional development, and current year's expenditures. The employer/principal section details the health worker's employment status, while the health facility section provides information on the facility's ownership, type, and characteristics. The health worker section includes information on the worker's employment status, while the inactive health worker section details those who are no longer actively working. The labor force section provides information on the number of health workers in the labor force, while the minimum wage section outlines the minimum wage requirements for health workers. The national health workforce support system section details the system's structure and function, while the out of labor force section provides information on health workers who are no longer in the labor force. The part-time employment section details the number of health workers employed part-time, while the primary care team/provider section outlines the composition of primary care teams. The self-employed section provides information on health workers who are self-employed, while the social protection section details the social protection measures in place for health workers. The specialty hospital section outlines the characteristics of specialty hospitals, while the standard working hours section details the standard working hours for health workers. The total expenditure on the health workforce section provides information on the total expenditure on the health workforce, while the underemployed section details health workers who are underemployed. The voluntary inactive health worker section provides information on health workers who are voluntarily inactive, while the wage section outlines the wage requirements for health workers. The working conditions section details the working conditions for health workers. The HRH Data Dictionary is a critical resource for tracking and analyzing health workforce data, providing a comprehensive framework for collecting and analyzing data on the human resources for health in 2030.