State landscape in public health planning and quality improvement: Results of the ASTHO survey

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Madamala, Kusuma ^a   Sellers, Katie ^b   Pearsol, Jim ^b   Dickey, Michael ^c,d   Jarris, Paul E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^c Society for Public Health Education   (United States)

^d National Native American AIDS Prevention Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance management; Planning; Quality improvement; State public health agencies

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; DATA COLLECTION; GOALS; HEALTH PLANNING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 74349126841     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181c029cc     Document Type: Article

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