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October 30, 2012 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2010, Common Ground, helped 31 state and local public health agencies improve their information systems and their system performance in order to meet the challenges of bio terrorism, potential pandemics, and chronic disease.
May 17, 2012 | Program Result
The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.
May 12, 2011 | Program Result
RWJF's investments in public health services and systems research aim to document the organization, financing, performance and impact of public health departments with the goal of improving public health services and thus the health of the public.
April 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Nursing established an electronic database of the most promising initiatives being used by public health agencies to address the problem of disparities.
October 18, 2010 | Program Result
ASTHO's 2007/2008 State Public Health Survey collected data on responsibilities, organization and structure, planning and quality improvement from 50 state public health departments.
October 1, 2010 | Program Result
The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) fosters networking and collaboration among public health institutes and their governmental and other partners. It launched this project to strengthen the nation's public health institutes.
July 14, 2010 | Program Result
A research team at the University of Arkansas and the University of Kentucky replicated a 1998 survey of large public health systems in order to develop an evidence-based typology of the structure and dynamics of local public health delivery systems.
February 18, 2010 | Program Result
The National Association of County and City Health Officials developed a common operational definition of a local health department that reflects a shared understanding of what people in any community can reasonably expect.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
In the 1990s, Oklahoma had one of the best public health infrastructures in the nation, with public health departments in 69 of its 77 counties.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
To prevent disease and promote health among its 18.1 million residents, New York state needed a large and skilled public health workforce.