Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors

An Evaluation Model for Public Health Sytem Evaluation

By: Rodriguez H, Wallace S, Jacobson DM, Holtby S, and Herrera A
Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Published: 1/1/2012

This presentation provides a brief overview of public health services research (PHSR). The presenters discuss Examining Local Health Department Resources and Systems for Seniors (ELDHRS) survey design as a potential model for complex public health system evaluations, and describe the key elements for designing a health-outcomes and determinants of health based evaluation for public health system delivery of priority senior health services.

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