Using a community-based health survey as a tool for informing local health policy

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Kruger, Daniel J ^a,e   Shirey, Lauren ^b   Morrel Samuels, Susan ^a   Skorcz, Stephen ^c   Brady, Janice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Genesee County Health Department   (United States)

^c Greater Flint Health Coalition   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community survey; Health planning; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 62649166030     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181903b9d     Document Type: Article

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