Preparing for the future in a local public health organization

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 13-25

  Duncan, W Jack ^a,b   Ginter, Peter M ^b,c   Reeves, Terrie ^d   Samuelson, Carole W ^b,c,e   Fleenor, Michael E ^b,c  

^a University Scholar in the Graduate School of Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus building; Program prioritization; Strategic thinking; Strategy formulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 0032162205     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199809000-00004     Document Type: Article

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