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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Keeneland Q&A: Joe Selby
April 10, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Keeneland Q&A: Joe Selby
Common Ground: Transforming Public Health Information Systems
October 30, 2012 | Program Result
From 2006 to 2010, Common Ground, helped 31 state and local public health agencies improve their information systems and their system performance in order to meet the challenges of bio terrorism, potential pandemics, and chronic disease.
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 ...
Three Massachusetts Health Organizations Help the State Prepare for Emergencies
October 30, 2012 | Story
Children's Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts) worked with public health partners to improve data sharing and communication between state and local health departments by analyzing and redesigning a web-based bioterrorism preparedness system.
A Director of Public Health Informatics Helps New York State Train Local Health Departments on Common Ground Methods
October 30, 2012 | Story
Geraldine Johnson, MS, used Common Ground business-process analysis tools to provide quality improvement training to local, regional, and state health department staff in New York.
An Ohio Health Commissioner Finds Many Uses for Common Ground Tools
October 30, 2012 | Story
As Health Commissioner in Mahoning County Ohio, Matt Stefanak first used a Common Ground grant to redesign the environmental health permitting process, and then applied the methodology to other public health challenges.
Spokane, Wash. Uses a Common Ground Grant to Examine Local and State Emergency Communications Systems
October 30, 2012 | Story
Spokane Regional Health District (Washington) worked with community partners to identify business-process requirements for an interconnected alert system for the state. It also built business-process analysis into agency-wide quality improvement.
Resource Allocation and Funding Challenges for Regional Local Health Departments in Nebraska
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Decisions regarding resource allocation and funding challenges in regional health departments in Nebraska are made based on the needs of the community, not by calculations or population size, and are dependent on resources received from the state. T ...
Public Health Department Accreditation
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine called for an examination of the feasibility of accrediting public health departments. Subsequently, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Exploring Accreditation Project began and the Public He ...