A liaison-based academic health department in Georgia: A partnership for improving community health

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Turner, Nannette C ^a   Chen, Huey T ^a   Harvey, David ^b   Smith, Jimmie ^b,c   Redding, Kimberly C ^d  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia North Central Health District   (United States)

^c MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

academic health department; academic partnership; affiliation agreement; community health; liaison based; local health department; shared resources

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEORGIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNIVERSITY;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; GEORGIA; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84897512685     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182980c85     Document Type: Article

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