Local public health certification and accreditation in Illinois: Blending the old and the new

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-421

  Landrum, Laura B ^a   Bassler, Elissa J ^a   Polyak, Georgeen ^b   Edgar, Mark ^a   Giangreco, Christopher ^a   Dopkeen, Jonathan C ^a  

^a Illinois Public Health Institute   (United States)

^b Illinois Department of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Accreditation; Local public health practice; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; ILLINOIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 34250626790     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000278037.61765.b9     Document Type: Review

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