The public health workforce interests and needs survey: The first national survey of state health agency employees

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages S13-S27

  Sellers, Katie ^a   Leider, Jonathon P ^b   Harper, Elizabeth ^a   Castrucci, Brian C ^b   Bharthapudi, Kiran ^a   Liss Levinson, Rivka ^a   Jarris, Paul E ^a   Hunter, Edward L ^b  

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

^b De Beaumont Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Public health workforce; Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS); State health agencies; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRENDS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84943193730     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000331     Document Type: Article

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