Roles of local public health agencies within the state public health system

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-241

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Grigg, Meade ^b   Menachemi, Nir ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of health; Essential services; Local public health; Public health functions; Public health infrastructure; Public health structure; Public health system; State public health; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; ROLE PLAYING;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; ROLE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744998920     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200605000-00003     Document Type: Article

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