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Promoting a Trained MCH Epidemiology Workforce in State Public Health Agencies Through Strategies Developed From Continued Partnerships

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  1. Division of Community Health Promotion, Florida Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL, 32399, USA

    Ghasi Phillips

  2. College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, MDC56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA

    William Sappenfield

  3. Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA

    Ghasi Phillips

  4. Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University Illinois at Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Arden Handler

  5. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857, USA

    Michael D. Kogan

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Phillips, G., Sappenfield, W., Handler, A. et al. Promoting a Trained MCH Epidemiology Workforce in State Public Health Agencies Through Strategies Developed From Continued Partnerships. Matern Child Health J 16 (Suppl 2), 376–380 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-012-1095-7

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