Relationships between local public health agency functions and agency leadership and staffing: A look at nurses

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages e8-e16

  Bekemeier, Betty ^a   Jones, Maggie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing; public health planning; public health systems; public health workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149133054     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bdebfe     Document Type: Article

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