Reductions of budgets, staffing, and programs among local health departments: Results from NACCHO's economic surveillance surveys, 2009-2013

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-133

  Ye, Jiali ^a   Leep, Carolyn ^a   Newman, Sarah ^a  

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

Author keywords

budget cuts; job losses; local health departments; public health services

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

BUDGETS; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922403463     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000074     Document Type: Article

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