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Challenges and innovations in surveying the governmental public health workforce

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  • Leider, J.P.
  • Shah, G.
  • Rider, N.
  • Beck, A.
  • Castrucci, B.C.
  • Harris, J.K.
  • Sellers, K.
  • Varda, D.
  • Ye, J.
  • Erwin, P.C.
  • Brownson, R.C.

Abstract

Surveying governmental public health practitioners is a critical means of collecting data about public health organizations, their staff, and their partners. A greater focus on evidencebased practices, practice-based systems research, and evaluation has resulted in practitioners consistently receiving requests to participate in myriad surveys. This can result in a substantial survey burden for practitioners and declining response rates for researchers. This is potentially damaging to practitioners and researchers aswell as thefield of public health more broadly. We have examined recent developments in survey research, especially issues highly relevant for public health practice. We have also proposed a process by which researchers can engage with practitioners and practitioner groups on research questions of mutual interest.

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  • Leider, J.P. & Shah, G. & Rider, N. & Beck, A. & Castrucci, B.C. & Harris, J.K. & Sellers, K. & Varda, D. & Ye, J. & Erwin, P.C. & Brownson, R.C., 2016. "Challenges and innovations in surveying the governmental public health workforce," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(11), pages 1967-1974.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303424_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303424
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