Educational attainment of the public health workforce and its implications for workforce development

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages S56-S68

  Leider, Jonathon P ^a   Harper, Elizabeth ^b   Bharthapudi, Kiran ^b   Castrucci, Brian C ^a  

^a De Beaumont Foundation   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Educational attainment; Governmental public health; Public health education; Public health workforce; Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS); Workforce development

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84943176284     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000306     Document Type: Article

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