Improving the public health workforce: Evaluation of a training course to enhance evidence-based decision making

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-143

  Dreisinger, Mariah ^a   Leet, Terry L ^a   Baker, Elizabeth A ^a   Gillespie, Kathleen N ^a   Haas, Beth ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Community Health ^*

Author keywords

Evidence based public health; Intervention; Population based; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; WORKPLACE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 39749166930     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000311891.73078.50     Document Type: Article

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