Perception ofworkforce skills needed among public health professionals in local health departments: Staff versus top executives

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages S151-S158

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

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

Author keywords

Core competencies; Executive perceptions; Local health departments; Staff perceptions; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84943173761     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000299     Document Type: Article

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