Quality improvement in local health departments: Results of the NACCHO 2008 survey

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-54

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a,b   Leep, Carolyn ^c   Shah, Gulzar ^d   Brooks, Robert G ^e   Pestronk, Robert M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Medicine and Public Health   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Local health department; Performance improvement; Performance management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74349117511     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bedd0c     Document Type: Article

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