Knowing where public health is going: Levels and determinants of workforce awareness of national public health trends

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages S102-S110

  Shah, Gulzar H ^a   Madamala, Kusuma ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Public Health Systems Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross jurisdictional sharing; Electronic health information; Evidence based public health practice; Health in All Policies (HiAP); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; PHSSR; Primary care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943179377     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000312     Document Type: Article

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