Credentialing the public health workforce: An idea whose time has come

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 451-458

  Cioffi, Joan P ^a   Lichtveld, Maureen Y ^a   Thielen, Lee ^b   Miner, Kathleen ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Thielen Consulting   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

certification; public health infrastructure; public health workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978398610     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200311000-00004     Document Type: Article

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