Barriers and Incentives to Rural Health Department Accreditation

Barriers and Incentives to Rural Health Department Accreditation

Context: Accreditation of local health departments has been identified as a crucial strategy for strengthening the public health infrastructure. Rural local health departments (RLHDs) face many challenges including lower levels of staffing and funding than local health departments serving metropolit...

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Main Authors: Beatty, Kate, Mayer, Jeffrey, Elliott, Michael, Brownson, Ross C., Abdulloeva, Safina, Wojciehowski, Kathleen
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2016
Subjects:
accreditation
local health departments
qualitative analysis
Health Services Management and Policy
Public Health
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6826
https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000264

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https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6826
https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000264

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