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WPHRN News
New WPHRN Brief: Assessing Interest in a Public Health Residency Program
Most new staff hired to fill public health positions in local, state, and tribal agencies have not received comprehensive training and education specific to public health core competencies before they are hired. Although residency programs for …
April 9, 2019Uniform Chart of Accounts for Public Health Agencies
The WPHRN and University of Washington public health researchers joined together January 15 to discuss the adoption of a uniform chart of accounts by public health agencies. The Uniform Chart of Accounts Project at the University of Washington …
January 22, 2019WPHRN Brief: Is your health department considering a survey to inform your community health assessment?
Local and tribal health departments (LTHDs) commonly use primary and secondary data to inform community health assessments. This brief serves as a starting point to assist LTHD leaders in thinking through the steps to decide if …
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