Public health education in the United States: Then and now

Public Health Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Rosenstock, Linda ^a   Helsing, Karen ^b   Rimer, Barbara K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

5Public health manpower; Education; Financing; Government; Public health practice; Public health professional methods; Public health professional standards

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIOSTATISTICS; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 79960091962     PISSN: 03010422     EISSN: 21076952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03391620     Document Type: Review

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