UNC certificate program in core public health concepts: Lessons learned

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-295

  Davis, Mary V ^a   Plaisted Fernandez, Claudia ^a   Porter, Janet ^a   McMullin, Katherine ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Certificate program; Public health workforce; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SATISFACTION; WORK; WORKPLACE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33744988117     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200605000-00010     Document Type: Article

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