Workforce standards as part of health department accreditation-necessary but not yet sufficient.

J Public Health Manag Pract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Koo); Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (Dr Miner); UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Dr Tilson); and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis (Dr Halverson).

Published: April 2015

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