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How Prepared are Americans for Public Health Emergencies? Twelve Communities Weigh In Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, emergency preparedness has become a top priority in metropolitan areas, and some of these areas have received considerable federal funding to help support improvements. Although much progress has been made,... Published In: Health Affairs | Journal articles | 11/20/2009 |
Support for Smoke-Free Policies This study examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus U.S. born). Published In: American Journal of Public Health (Online) | Journal articles | 11/17/2009 |
Quality Improvement in Local Health Departments In 2007, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) conducted a study of quality improvement (QI) practices in local health departments (LHD). Researchers conducted extensive interviews... Published In: Journal of Public Health Management Practice | Journal articles | 11/13/2009 |
Agency Discretion and Public Health Service Delivery This study looked at how changes in law shape the public health system. Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 10/01/2009 |
Public Health Emergency Preparedness at the Local Level The objective of this study was to look at the relationship between elements of public health infrastructure and local public health emergency preparedness. Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 10/01/2009 |
Special Issue of Health Services Research on Public Health Services and Systems Research This foreword to a special issue on public health systems research discusses the history and evolution of the field. The author describes the function of the AcademyHealth Interest Group of Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) and provides a definition of public... Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 09/30/2009 |
Introducing Quality Improvement Methods into Local Public Health Departments This article examines a quality improvement training program for public health departments in Minnesota. Using quality improvement techniques in public health departments is a major strategy to improve the field. Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 09/18/2009 |
A Framework to Measure the Value of Public Health Services This article presents a framework developed from a series of qualitative interviews on how to measure the value of public health services. Assessing the value of different public health services may have implications for how to best solicit and utilize funding, but... Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 09/18/2009 |
Toward Standardized, Comparable Public Health Systems Data This article presents a taxonomy of tasks, knowledge and resources that can be used as a common standard to document the work of local health departments. A standardized system is necessary to compare and evaluate the work of health departments on a national... Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 09/18/2009 |
Public Health Systems: A Social Networks Perspective This article examines public health systems in eight rural communities. It provides insight into the relationship between social network structure, state governance, community size, health domain and health status. Published In: HSR: Health Services Research (Part II) | Journal articles | 09/18/2009 |
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