Use of the community assessment for public health emergency response to conduct community health assessments for public health accreditation

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 490-497

  Conley, Ashley M ^a   Vagi, Sara ^b   Horney, Jennifer A ^c  

^a NH Division of Public Health and Community Services City of Nashua   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; community health assessment; public health

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COOPERATION; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905107976     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a99918     Document Type: Article

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