What gets measured gets done: An assessment of local data uses and needs in large urban health departments

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages S38-S48

  Castrucci, Brian C ^a   Rhoades, Elizabeth K ^c   Leider, Jonathon P ^a   Hearne, Shelley ^b  

^a De Beaumont Foundation   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

BCHC; Informatics; Informatics needs; Information; Public health data

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRENDS;

HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; URBAN HEALTH; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 84917734946     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000169     Document Type: Article

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