Addressing Health Disparities: The Health Department Nurse Lead Executive’s Relationship to Improved Community Health


  • Abstract

    The nurse-trained local health department (LHD) lead executive has been shown to be positively associated with LHD performance; however, no other research has explored whether this association translates to improved community health.


  • Authors:

    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Herting JR, Altman MR

  • Journal/Publisher:

    Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

  • Edition:

    Sep 2021.

  • Link to Article

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  • Citation:

    Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Herting JR, Altman MR. Addressing health disparities: the health department nurse lead executive's relationship to improved community health. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022;28(2):E566-E576. doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000001425