Growth of a Scientific Community of Practice
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Still a young discipline, public health services and systems research offers opportunities and presents challenges as it grows.
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Evolution of Coauthorship in Public Health Services and Systems Research
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Emerging field of research not yet well formed.
The Association of Changes in Local Health Department Resources with Changes in State-Level Health Outcomes
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study explored the association between changes in local health department (LHD) resource levels with changes in health outcomes via a retrospective cohort study.
A Two-Pronged Quality Improvement Training Program for Leaders and Frontline Staff
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An in-house education program improved senior staff knowledge of quality improvement and engaged frontline staff in quality improvement projects.
A Needs Assessment for Data and Methods in Public Health Systems Research
January 1, 2010 | Report
Public Health Systems Research (PHSR) examines the organization, financing and delivery of public health services. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the first comprehensive assessment of PHSR data and methods. The assessment included a literature review, survey and stakeholder interviews.
Observations on Incentives to Improve Population Health
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Articles in this issue of Preventing Chronic Disease provide a number of perspectives relating to how incentives might work for population health improvement.
Measuring the Health of Communities
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Challenges to measuring population health exist, but as these authors note, attempting to measure the overall health of populations allows public health leaders to better allocate resources to areas of greatest need.
Special CDC Journal Issue Presents the Best Tools for Measuring the Health of Communities
August 16, 2010 | Journal Article
A set of special essays in the September issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, a journal published by the CDC, explores a variety of techniques to motivate community leaders and others to improve the health of their residents.
CDC Journal Features Essays on Selection and Use of Metrics in Efforts to Improve Community Health
June 15, 2010 | Audio/Journal Article
Researchers evaluate health metrics.
Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH)
June 15, 2010 | Journal Article
How are we doing — and how can we do better? These are perhaps the most basic questions a community can ask regarding the health of its residents. In this issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, seven essays describe the types of tools needed to measure and monitor our population's health.