What predicts local public health agency performance improvement? a pilot study in North Carolina

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages E22-E33

  Hajat, Anjum ^a   Cilenti, Dorothy ^a   Harrison, Lisa M ^a   MacDonald, Pia D M ^a   Pavletic, Denise ^b   Mays, Glen P ^c   Baker, Edward L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Local and Community Support Section   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Local public health agency; Local public health agency workforce; Performance improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; JOB EXPERIENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MANPOWER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NORTH CAROLINA; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67650938523     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000346022.14426.84     Document Type: Article

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