scholarly journals Surveying the local public health response to COVID-19 in Canada: Study protocol

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259590
Author(s):  
Charles Plante ◽  
Thilina Bandara ◽  
Lori Baugh Littlejohns ◽  
Navdeep Sandhu ◽  
Anh Pham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Medical Health

Background Public health services and systems research is under-developed in Canada and this is particularly the case with respect to research on local public health unit operational functioning and capacity. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study that will collect retrospective information on the local public health response to COVID-19 throughout Canada between 2020 and 2021. Methods/Design The goal of the study is to develop and implement a study framework that will collect retrospective information on the local public health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This study will involve administering a mixed-method survey to Medical Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health in every local and regional public health unit across the country, followed by a process of coding and grouping these responses in a consistent and comparable way. Coded responses will be assessed for patterns of divergent or convergent roles and approaches of local public health across the country with respect to interventions in their response to COVID-19. The Framework Method of thematic analysis will be applied to assess the qualitative answers to the open-ended questions that speak to public health policy features. Discussion The strengths of the study protocol include the engagement of Medical Health Officers/Medical Officers of Health as research partners and a robust integrated knowledge translation approach to further public health services and systems research in Canada.

scholarly journals Using the Essential Public Health Services as Strategic Leverage to Strengthen the Public Health Response to Diabetes

2004 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn W. Satterfield ◽  
Dara Murphy ◽  
Joyce D.K. Essien ◽  
Gwen Hosey ◽  
Melissa Stankus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Essential Public Health Services ◽  
Health Response

scholarly journals Evolution of Coauthorship in Public Health Services and Systems Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Bales ◽  
Stephen B. Johnson ◽  
Jonathan W. Keeling ◽  
Kathleen M. Carley ◽  
Frank Kunkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Systems Research

scholarly journals Public Health Services and Systems Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. S84-S86 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
Alex F. Howard ◽  
Glen P. Mays
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Systems Research

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.

Public Health Services Systems Research Survey

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross C. Brownson ◽  
Rodrigo S. Reis ◽  
Peg Allen ◽  
Kathleen Duggan ◽  
Robert Fields ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Systems Research

scholarly journals Public Health Services and Systems Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
James S. Marks ◽  
Debra J. Perez ◽  
Glen P. Mays
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Systems Research

Tracking antimicrobials dispensed during an anthrax attack: A case study from the New Hampshire anthrax exercise

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Jeanne Tropper, MS, MPH ◽  
Chris Adamski, RN, MSN ◽  
Cynthia Vinion, MEA ◽  
Sanjeeb Sapkota, MBBS, MPH
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Health Response

The Countermeasure and Response Administration (CRA) system is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention informatics application developed to track countermeasures, including medical interventions (eg, vaccinations and pharmaceuticals) and nonmedical interventions (eg, patient isolation, quarantine, and personal protective equipment), administered during a public health response. This case study follows the use of CRA as a supplement to paper-based processes during an exercise in which antimicrobials dispensed to individual exposed persons were captured after a simulated bioterrorist attack of anthrax spores. The exercise was conducted by the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services on April 14, 2007.Automated systems like CRA can track when medications are dispensed. The data can then be used for performance metrics, statistics, and in locating victims for follow-up study. Given that this case study was limited to a single location in a relatively rural setting, the authors concluded that more study is needed to compare the feasibility of using an automated system rather than paper-based processes for effectively managing a very large-scale urgent public health response.

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