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Information-Seeking Behaviors and Other Factors Contributing to Successful Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Local Health Departments

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The objective of this article was to describe factors that contribute to successful translation of science into evidence-based practices and their implementation in public health practice agencies, based on a review of the literature and evidence fr ...

Assessing the Roles of Brokerage

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 ...

Structural and Organizational Characteristics Associated With Performance of Essential Public Health Services in Small Jurisdictions

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study examined jurisdictional, organizational, and structural characteristics associated with capacity to deliver 10 essential public health services (EPHS) in Massachusetts, a state where a majority of local public health departments serve sma ...

Assessment of Workforce Capacity for Local Health Departments in Nebraska

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.

Topology of Local Health Officials' Advice Networks

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

To determine how a health officials' advice network might contribute to a high-performing public health systems by facilitating diffusion of innovation and best practices. Communication between peers may not be the primary way professional informati ...

Composition and Duties of Local Boards of Health

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article seeks to expand what limited information we have on the composition and duties of local boards of health (LBOH) as an important foundational step in analyzing the role of LBOHs in leveraging improved public health outcomes. LBOH members ...

Variability in Practices for Investigation, Prevention, and Control of Communicable Diseases Among Washington State's Local Health Jurisdictions

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study assessed the variability in investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases of public health significance among Washington State local health jurisdictions Washington State residents receive different public health advice ...

Evaluation of the Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness Initiative

August 1, 2012 | Evaluation

This evaluation assesses whether the Meta-Leadership Summits better prepared business, government, and nonprofit leaders to work effectively together during a public health or safety crisis.

The Increasing Importance of Public Health Funding Research

July 23, 2012 | Journal Article

Recommended reading Advancing the Field of Public Health Finance Comprehensive data is the most valuable resource that public health organizations can use when making funding decisions. Given the waves of budget cuts that have been washing over loca ...

Measuring Progress in Public Health Finance

July 23, 2012 | Journal Article

Professionals in the field of Public Health Finance have the goals put forth in the 2007 Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) Public Health Finance issue within their grasp. The field of Public Health Finance has been gathering m ...

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