Managerial and Professional Beliefs Influencing Public Health Privatization: Results of a National Survey of Local Health Department Directors

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Keane ◽  
John Marx ◽  
Edmund Ricci
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Local Health Department ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Professional Beliefs ◽  
Department Directors

scholarly journals Participation in local health department investigations by public health student teams.

1988 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 717-717
Author(s):  
H S Teitelbaum ◽  
J McLaughlin ◽  
L Barnaby ◽  
A Paskilas ◽  
S Helgerson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Local Health Department ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Student Teams

scholarly journals Are Public Health Organizations Tweeting to the Choir? Understanding Local Health Department Twitter Followership

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenine K Harris ◽  
Bechara Choucair ◽  
Ryan C Maier ◽  
Nina Jolani ◽  
Jay M Bernhardt
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Local Health Department ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Public Health Organizations

Leveraging Limited Resources Through Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing: Influences on Breastfeeding Rates

2020 ◽  
pp. 089033442096363
Author(s):  
M. Elizabeth Gyllstrom ◽  
Marcia Burton McCoy ◽  
Gianfranco Pezzini ◽  
Adam Atherly
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Relative Rate ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Local Health Department ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Health Boards

Background Cross-jurisdictional sharing is gaining traction as an option for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of public health services in local health departments. Research aim Assess whether breastfeeding initiation among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children changed with the addition of a trained breastfeeding specialist funded by cross-jurisdictional integration. Methods A longitudinal retrospective comparative difference in difference design using state-based program data, pre- and post-integration was undertaken. Three local county health departments ( n = 5) that fully integrated into one Community Health Board during January 2015, and four neighboring Community Health Boards ( n = 4) that did not integrate, were included. Results Controlling for confounders and interactions, the relative rate of change over time in breastfeeding initiation rates was greater in the integrated jurisdiction than neighboring Community Health Boards, but not statistically significant. When the integrated Community Health Board’s original three local health departments were considered separately, the relative rate of change over time in breastfeeding rates was greater for one local health department in comparison to three neighbor Community Health Boards ( p = .037, .048, and .034, respectively). Conclusions The addition of a specialized breastfeeding nutritionist led to improved breastfeeding initiation rates. The increase was significant only in the largest original local health department, which also had the lowest breastfeeding initiation rate pre-merger. The greatest positive change was seen in this local health department where the specialist staff was physically located. Public health staff specialization can lead to increases in economic efficiency and in improved delivery of public health services.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Local Health Department Consolidation on Public Health Expenditures: Evidence From Ohio

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (S2) ◽  
pp. S174-S180 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hoornbeek ◽  
Michael E. Morris ◽  
Matthew Stefanak ◽  
Joshua Filla ◽  
Rohit Prodhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Expenditures ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Local Health Department ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Public Health Expenditures
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