Public health accreditation and metrics for ethics: A case study on environmental health and community engagement

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-8

  Bernheim, Ruth Gaare ^a   Stefanak, Matthew ^b   Brandenburg, Terry ^c   Pannone, Aaron ^a   Melnick, Alan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community engagement; environmental health; ethics; professionalism; public engagement; public health accreditation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84870384147     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31824acb25     Document Type: Article

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