Thinking beyond the silos: Emerging priorities in workforce development for state and local government public health agencies

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 557-565

  Kaufman, Nancy J ^a   Castrucci, Brian C ^b   Pearsol, Jim ^c   Leider, Jonathon P ^b   Sellers, Katie ^c   Kaufman, Ira R ^a   Fehrenbach, Lacy M ^d   Liss Levinson, Rivka ^c   Lewis, Melissa ^c   Jarris, Paul E ^c   Sprague, James B ^b  

^a Strategic Vision Group   (United States)

^b De Beaumont Foundation   (United States)

^c ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^d Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Public health departments; Workforce; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918815843     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000076     Document Type: Article

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