Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor at the UW School of Nursing and Director of the UW School of Public Health’s Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Biography:
Betty Bekemeier is a professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing and Director of the UW School of Public Health’s Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. She is a distinguished public health systems researcher focused on improving the effectiveness of our prevention systems and related workforce. She has led numerous studies regarding local health department services and their impact on health outcomes and equity. She emphasizes the inclusion of rural public health jurisdictions to generate evidence that will improve the reach and distribution of services to underserved communities and meet the needs of the rural workforce. Dr. Bekemeier is also PI of the Public Health Activities and Services Tracking (PHAST) Study, initiated in 2010. PHAST is a highly regarded, growing database of uniquely detailed and linked data regarding LHD services and financing, including the PHAST Uniform Chart of Accounts which is helping local health departments have better access to meaningful financial data for decision-making. Dr. Bekemeier’s projects and studies are carried out in close partnership with public health practice leaders and have been immediately relevant to addressing current policy issues. She has also held many leadership positions in, including those in the Washington State Public Health Association, the American Public Health Association, and with research advisory groups for national public health organizations.
Publications/Presentations
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Shahrir S, Kett PM, Bekemeier B |
Public Health Nurses in an Emergency Response: Highlighting Proficiencies and Training Needs |
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Kett PM, Shahrir S, Bekemeier B |
Public Health Nurses’ Proficiencies and Training Needs in an Emergency Response: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, training needs, and turnover among rural compared with urban local public health practitioners: 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Altman MR, Herting JR |
‘Not Everybody Approaches It that Way’: Nurse-Trained Health Department Directors’ Leadership Strategies and Skills in Public Health |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Herting JR, Altman MR |
Addressing Health Disparities: The Health Department Nurse Lead Executive’s Relationship to Improved Community Health |
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Bekemeier B, Kett PM |
What Gets Counted Builds Evidence and Supports Advocacy – Enumerating the Public Health Nursing Workforce |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B |
Public Health Nurses in the COVID-19 Response: Roles, Skills, and Training Needs |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B |
Public Health Nurses in the COVID-19 Response: Roles, Skills, and Training Needs |
PRESENTATION |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, training needs, and turnover risk for the rural local public health workforce: Findings from the public health workforce interest and needs survey |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG |
Health equity and rural public health workforce competencies: Training needs identified from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B |
PH WINS for the Future: Understanding the Strengths and Needs of Rural Public Health |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG, Schaffer K |
Competencies, Training Needs, and Turnover Risk for the Rural Local Public Health Workforce: Findings from the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey |
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Kett PM, Bekemeier B, Patterson DG |
Comparing rural and urban local public health workforce skills, training needs, and turnover risk |
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