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WPHRN News
Uniform 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, 2019New WPHRN 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 …
November 29, 2018Public Health Foundation Pulse Features Comparison of the WPHRN Priority Research Questions (PRQs) and Academic Health Department Research Agenda
A blog featured in the Public Health Foundation Pulse describes a comparison of the WPHRN PRQs and Academic Health Department Research Agenda written by Greenwood, Mrochek and Zahner. The comparison discusses areas of overlapping research …
February 16, 2018- More WPHRN News posts
Linking and supporting public health practitioners and researchers in order to answer questions and
disseminate discoveries applicable to improving practice and population health.