Resource allocation and funding challenges for regional local health departments in Nebraska

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Chen, Li Wu ^a   Jacobson, Janelle ^a   Roberts, Sara ^b   Palm, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

^c Office of Community Health and Performance Management   (United States)

Author keywords

funding sources and challenges; regional local health departments; resource allocation; workforce capacity

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAPITAL FINANCING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEBRASKA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84856757889     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182294fff     Document Type: Article

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