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Training Primary Care Physicians for Local Health Authority Duties in Texas

Description
Discusses public health training for primary care physicians in Texas through an online local health authority (LHA) training course and continued education at annual meetings in order to close the gap in the number of counties without a LHA or health district. Includes a model for tracking LHA training for primary care physicians and lists the training core subjects.
Author(s)
James Mobley, Miguel A. Zuniga
Citation
American Journal of Public Health, 102(7), e21-e26
Date
07/2012
Type
Document
Tagged as
Health workforce education and training · Physicians · Public health · Texas