Nationwide satellite training for public health professionals: Web-based follow-up

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Peddecord, K Michael ^a   Holsclaw, Patricia ^a,b   Jacobson, Isabel Gomez ^a   Kwizera, Lisa ^a   Rose, Kelly ^a   Gersberg, Richard ^a   Macias Reynolds, Violet ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Distance Learning Health Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism preparedness; Continuing distance education; Continuing public health medical education; Distance education; Distance learning; Evaluation; Mass vaccination; Mixed mode surveys; Online Web based surveys; Satellite broadcast; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SPACECRAFT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547233160     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.109     Document Type: Article

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