Tough choices in tough times: Enhancing public health value in an era of declining resources

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-125

  Kuehnert, Paul L ^a   McConnaughay, Karen S ^b  

^a Kane County Health Department   (United States)

^b Kane County Board of Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

health department reorganization; public health accreditation; public health cutback management; reduction in force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84856725837     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182303616     Document Type: Article

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