Enforcement of Ohio's Smoke Free Workplace Law Through the Lens of Public Health Practice
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
An estimated 77 percent of public health agencies in Ohio lose money enforcing the state’s smoke-free law.
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Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Health Departments
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This qualitative study examined use of evidence-based decision-making in New York State LHDs and factors facilitating and impeding its adoption.
Mandated Activities and Limited Decision-Making Authority Among Local Public Health Officals
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
Study participants expressed a strong value for data and evidence, but faced challenges regarding their agencies' limited access to and capacity for interpreting data for decision-making.
Tax Levy Financing for Local Public Health
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines property tax levy (local tax levy) as a source of local health department (LHD) funding during a five year period (2006-2010).
Use of the County Health Rankings by Local Health Departments in Florida, 2010-2011
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
Local health departments in Florida use the County Health Rankings to improve their community's health.
Healthier Options at L.A. Corner Stores
July 16, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The smoothie demo was the work of staff from the North Long Beach Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Zone, a program of the Long Beach Health Department, including some salaried high school health workers, who together have burgeoning relationships ...
Jonathan Fielding: NewPublicHealth Q&A
July 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA, County Health Officer and director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, responsible for all public health functions including surveillance and control of both communicable and chronic diseases, was ...
Paul Kuehnert: NewPublicHealth Q&A
July 12, 2012 | New Public Health Post
This summer, Paul Kuehnert, MS, RN, joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as senior program officer and director of the Foundation’s Public Health Team. For nearly 20 years, Kuehnert has provided executive leadership to private and govern ...
NACCHO Q&A: John Wiesman
July 11, 2012 | New Public Health Post
On July 1, John Wiesman, Director of Clark County Public Health Department in Washington State became president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), which is having its annual meeting in Los Angeles this week. Ne ...
Anatomy of a Public Health Agency Turnaround
July 23, 2012 | Journal Article
The General Health District in Mahoning County, Ohio experienced a dramatic financial turnaround after running a basic financial analysis and implementing private sector turnaround strategies. Within two years, the district was taking in more money ...