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November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
For almost a decade, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported major efforts in enhancing the field of public health services and systems research (PHSSR) as part of their larger efforts toward advancing the science and practice of pub ...
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents a framework developed from a series of qualitative interviews on how to measure the value of public health services. Assessing the value of different public health services may have implications for how to best solicit and utilize funding, but little is known about how to best measure value.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study looked at how changes in law shape the public health system.
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 ...
April 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Nursing established an electronic database of the most promising initiatives being used by public health agencies to address the problem of disparities.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article provides a history of health services research focused on public health and summarizes the current state of the field.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Local Health Department Self-Assessment Tool prepares health departments for accreditation. The Knox County Health Department in Knoxville, Tenn., used LHDSAT to conduct a self-assessment. This study presents an evaluation of LHDSAT conducted by the Knox County Health Department.
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article describes a mass clinic built in response to a hepatitis A outbreak in eastern Tennessee. Two regional health departments adapted Centers for Disease Control's guidelines for providing emergency smallpox vaccinations.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The North Carolina Division of Public Health established an innovative program in 2003 that placed public health epidemiologists (PHEs) in hospitals around the state to improve communication between hospitals and local public health departments (LHD ...
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study assessed the workforce capacity of Nebraska Local Health Departments (LHDs) from the perspective of public health programmatic areas.