Enforcement of Ohio's Smoke Free Workplace Law Through the Lens of Public Health Practice
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An estimated 77 percent of public health agencies in Ohio lose money enforcing the state’s smoke-free law.
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Anatomy of a Public Health Agency Turnaround
July 23, 2012 | Journal Article
The General Health District in Mahoning County, Ohio experienced a dramatic financial turnaround after running a basic financial analysis and implementing private sector turnaround strategies. Within two years, the district was taking in more money ...
Resource Allocation and Funding Challenges for Regional Local Health Departments in Nebraska
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Decisions regarding resource allocation and funding challenges in regional health departments in Nebraska are made based on the needs of the community, not by calculations or population size, and are dependent on resources received from the state. T ...
Public Health Department Accreditation
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine called for an examination of the feasibility of accrediting public health departments. Subsequently, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Exploring Accreditation Project began and the Public He ...
Evidence Links Increases in Public Health Spending to Declines in Preventable Deaths
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study found that mortality rates fell between 1.1 percent and 6.9 percent for each 10 percent increase in local public health spending.
Structure and Functions of State Public Health Agencies in 2007
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
State public health agencies are taking on more responsibilities compared to 2001, even without more funding support.
Improving Public Health System Performance Through Multiorganizational Partnerships
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors examined evidence and uncertainties concerning the use of partnerships to improve the performance of the public health system, with a special focus on partnerships between public health agencies and health care organizations.
Decision Science
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A regional health district in Spokane County, Washington transformed its budgeting process using decision analysis, an approach more common in business management settings. The new budget was more strategic and transparent.
Food Systems and Public Health Disparities
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors use a new conceptual model to illustrate the complex dynamic and multifaceted relationships between food systems and health disparities. Additionally, the authors identify specific areas for further research on how food system interventions can address and reduce health disparities.
Public Health Financial Management Needs
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In this paper, the authors discuss the results of a survey sent to public finance managers. The results show how important training is for these officers in order for them to relay accurate information both to the public and to the agencies that provide their sources of revenue.