An examination of environmental public health organizational andworkforce configurations in the northeast/mid-atlantic united states: How dowe determine if these configurations impact performance?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 509-517

  Resnick, Beth A ^a   Zablotsky, Joanna ^b   Janus, Erik R ^c   Maggy, Bradley ^d   Burke, Thomas A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental public health; Environmental public health organizational configuration; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; NEW ENGLAND; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449146053     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181a3919f     Document Type: Review

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