Erwin PC

Understanding administrative evidence-based practices: findings from a survey of local health department leaders.

Brownson RC, Reis RS, Allen P, Duggan K, Fields R, Stamatakis KA, Erwin PC  •  January 2, 2014

Background: There are sparse data showing the extent to which evidence-based public health is occurring among local health departments.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe the patterns and predictors of administrative evidence-based practices (structures and activities that are associated with performance measures) in a representative sample of local health departments in the U.S.