Local health department priority setting: An exploratory study

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Platonova, Elena A ^a   Studnicki, James ^a   Fisher, John W ^a   Bridger, Colleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CGaston County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health assessment; Local health departments; Priority setting criteria; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77149148093     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181ca2618     Document Type: Article

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