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2005 Profile of Local Health Departments Study

2005 Profile of Local Health Departments Study. NACCHO EH&BT Committee Meeting April 4, 2006. 2005 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study. Census – includes all LHDs in U.S. Three prior studies Conducted in 1989, 1992-93, and 1995-96

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2005 Profile of Local Health Departments Study

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  1. 2005 Profile of Local Health Departments Study NACCHO EH&BT Committee Meeting April 4, 2006

  2. 2005 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study • Census – includes all LHDs in U.S. • Three prior studies • Conducted in 1989, 1992-93, and 1995-96 • First National Profile to be conducted as web-based survey • CDC is primary funder • NLM and HRSA support for specific analyses

  3. 2005 Profile Questionnaire Structured as Core and Modules • Core questionnaire sent to every LHD • N = 2864 • Three different modules • Each sent to sample of ~550 LHDs • Stratified by population served

  4. Governance Population served Finances Characteristics of top executive LPHA workforce Activities and services provided Community health assessment & improvement Information technology Topics in Profile Core

  5. Detailed information on: Finances LPHA workforce Community health assessment & improvement Information technology Additional Topics: Performance improvement Emergency preparedness Partnerships Policy-making and advocacy Addressing health inequities Topics in Profile Modules

  6. Overall Response Rate = 80%

  7. Preview of 2005 Profile Data • Data collection completed in November 2005 • Data cleaning recently completed • Analysis has just begun • Report of findings expected in mid-2006 IMPORTANT NOTE: Data presented are preliminary

  8. Percentage of LHDs involved in regulation, inspection or licensing activities

  9. LHD Provision of Environmental Health Services – Direct or Contract

  10. Organizations Providing Environmental Health Services

  11. Amount of BT Funding LHDs Receive from CDC

  12. Amount of BT Funding LHDs Receive from HRSA

  13. Percentage of LHDs Reporting Selected Emergency Preparedness (EP) Activities (in past 12 months)

  14. How are Profile Data Used? • By LHDs to benchmark and advocate • By state and federal agencies to better understand LPH practice • By policymakers addressing LPH issues • By NACCHO staff to support programs for LHDs • By researchers exploring specific hypotheses

  15. Stay tuned for more information • State-specific data files will be made available soon • National report will be published in mid-2006 • Free copy for all Profile respondents

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