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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Public Health Research</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2327-6703</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2015-07-22</publicationDate>
    <volume>3</volume>
    <issue>4</issue>
    <startPage>180</startPage>
    <endPage>181</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajphr-3-4-9</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJPHR2015349</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Professional Public Health Associations in USA;an Overview</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Khalid Al Aboud</name>
        <email>amoa65@hotmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Rabea Al Zobaidi</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Hasan Al Qurashi</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Abdulelah Al Masoudi</name>
        <affiliationId>3</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Abas Al Kuraidmy</name>
        <affiliationId>3</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Public Health, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi-Arabia</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Health Administration, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi-Arabia</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="3">Nursing, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Saudi-Arabia</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">This is a concise overview in a table format for the current membership-based Public Health Associations in USA. These Associations served several functions in the interests of practitioners and the people. Publishing periodicals and arranging conferences were possible because of the support of these societies. However, there is always a potential for improving the educational activities of these Associations. Researches are needed to investigate how these associations can serve the professionals and the community at the best level.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/3/4/9/ajphr-3-4-9.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>association</keyword>
      <keyword>education</keyword>
      <keyword>public health</keyword>
    </keywords>
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