Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Thackeray R

Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

Biography

Dr. Rosemary Thackeray is Assistant to the President for Planning and Assessment at Brigham Young University. She is also a professor in the Department of Public Health. She has served as an associate department chair in the Department of Public Health and as an associate dean in the College of Life Sciences. Prior to joining the BYU faculty, Dr. Thackeray was employed for nine years at the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Health Education. Dr. Thackeray spent a sabbatical year working for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Marketing in Atlanta, GA.

Publications

Assessing Whether Americans are Aware of the Nation’s Declining Health Ranking

Purpose: Identify the extent Americans are aware of the United States’ declining health rankings compared with 16 Western democracies, and assess people's explanation for the U.S. decline. Methods: Participants in a national survey ranked U.S. life expectancy against that of 16 referent countries. Participants indicated whether the U.S. heal... Read More»

Lindsay GB, Merrill R, Thackeray R and Sloan C

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 6:488

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000488

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