The importance of partnerships in local health department practice among communities with exceptional maternal and child health outcomes

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 542-549

  Klaiman, Tamar ^a   Chainani, Anjali ^a   Bekemeier, Betty ^b,c  

^a Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Local health departments; Maternal and child health; Partnerships; Positive deviance

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; FLORIDA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEW YORK; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION; WASHINGTON;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FLORIDA; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84959103897     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000402     Document Type: Article

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