Specialist health promotion as a career choice in public health

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 231-238

  Coen, Caroline ^a   Wills, Jane ^b  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career pathways; Health promotion; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34548780392     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007081779     Document Type: Article

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