Abstract
The activities expected of Public Health Nurses (PHN) at a Public Health Center (PHC) were evaluated by the AHP technique based on the results of a Focus Group Discussion among 7 PHNs working in K PHC, Fukuoka. Among the five PHN activities, "Collection and analysis of information" was evaluated as the most important, followed by "Consultation", "Coordination of different sectors", "Control and support of patients with chronic diseases", and "Health education for the public". However, the investigated PHNs concluded that their knowledge of and skill in doing "Collection and analysis of information" are insufficient. It is therefore recommended that continuous training courses on statistics and epidemiology be organized for the PHNs.
