The Relationship Between Local Public Health Agency Characteristics and Performance of Partnership-Related Essential Public Health Services

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Hall Downey ◽  
William A. Thomas ◽  
Rakash Gaddam ◽  
F. Douglas Scutchfield
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Public Health Agency ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Essential Public Health Services ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Local Public Health Agency ◽  
The Relationship

What Predicts Local Public Health Agency Performance Improvement? A Pilot Study in North Carolina

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. E22-E33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjum Hajat ◽  
Dorothy Cilenti ◽  
Lisa M. Harrison ◽  
Pia D.M. MacDonald ◽  
Denise Pavletic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Public Health Agency ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Local Public Health Agency

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Homeownership and the Utilization of Local Public Health Services Among Rural Migrants in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zicheng Wang ◽  
Qiushi Wu ◽  
Juan Ming
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Rural Migrants ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Household Location ◽  
Healthcare Center ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Rural–urban migrants frequently suffer from overrepresented health risks but have poor access to public health services. In China, homeownership status may play a vital role in obtaining local welfare. However, the relationship between homeownership and utilization of public health services has remained largely unexplored. This study aims to address the direct linkage between homeownership and utilization of local public health services among rural migrants in China.Methods: We applied the dataset from the 2017 National Migrants Population Dynamic Monitoring Survey (NMPDMS-2017) to explore the direct relationship between homeownership and the utilization of local public health services. Logit regression was conducted to discuss the associations and to explore the interaction effect.Results: The logit estimations reveal that homeownership is positively related to the establishment of a health record and participation in health education. The interaction term of homeownership and household location and the interaction between homeownership and healthcare center location are related to the increased establishment of a health record. However, the interaction of homeownership and household location merely reveals significant correlations with the health education model.Conclusion: Homeownership is positively associated with the utilization of local public health services among rural migrants in China. Furthermore, homeowners living in urban residential communities and within the vicinity of the healthcare center are more likely to access public health services than those living in other locations.

Quantifying Disaster Impacts on Local Public Health Agency’s Leadership, Staffing, and Provision of Essential Public Health Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Clay ◽  
Kahler W. Stone ◽  
Jennifer A. Horney
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
Essential Public Health Services ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the impact that natural disaster response has on local health departments’ (LHD) ability to continue to provide essential public health services. Methods: A web-based survey was sent to all North Carolina Local Health Directors. The survey asked respondents to report on LHD functioning following Hurricanes Florence (2018) and Dorian (2019). Results: After Hurricane Florence, the positions who most frequently had regular duties postponed or interrupted were leadership (15 of 48; 31.3%), and professional staff (e.g., nursing and epidemiology: 11 of 48; 22.9%). Staffing shelters for all phases – from disaster response through long-term recovery – was identified as a burden by LHDs, particularly for nursing staff. Approximately 66.6% of LHD jurisdictions opened an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or activated Incident Command System in response to both hurricanes. If an EOC was activated, the LHD was statistically, significantly more likely to report that normal duties had been interrupted across every domain assessed. Conclusions: The ability of LHDs to perform regular activities and provide essential public health services is impacted by their obligations to support disaster response. Better metrics are needed to measure the impacts to estimate indirect public health impacts of disasters.

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