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The relationship between local public health agency administrative variables and county health status rankings in kentucky.

Harris AL, Scutchfield FD, Heise G, Ingram RC  •  July 2, 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this research study was to determine whether specific local public health agency (LPHA) characteristics were associated with favorable county health status. Specifically, financial and administrative comparisons were made to determine whether variables such as budget size or number of employees, among others, were associated with community health status among the 120 counties in Kentucky. Other financial and administrative variables collected from LPHA data were also investigated in this study.

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.