Assessment of the Training Needs of Kentucky Public Health Educators

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-104

  Lindley, Lisa L ^a   Wilson, Richard W ^a   Dunn, J David ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

core competencies and skills; public health educators; training needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 16644375586     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839903259596     Document Type: Article

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