Using a community-based participatory research approach to improve the performance capacity of local health departments: The Kansas immunization technology project

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 407-416

  Paschal, Angelia M ^a   Oler Manske, Julie ^a   Kroupa, Kathy ^b   Snethen, Edie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Kansas Animal Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory; Data; Health departments; Immunization; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 53649084958     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9116-6     Document Type: Article

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