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Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study

Alabama Local Health Departments. Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study. National Profile of Local Health Departments Study. The National Profile of Local Health Departments is a survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and activities

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Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study

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  1. Alabama LocalHealth Departments Findings from the 2008 National Profile ofLocal Health Departments Study

  2. National Profile of Local Health Departments Study • The National Profile of Local Health Departments is a survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and activities • NACCHO sends the Profile questionnaire to every LHD in the U.S. • Completed by 83% of all LHDs • Completed by 100% of Alabama LHDs • Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO • Source of all data in this presentation

  3. Alabama Local Health Departments • 67 Local Health Departments • All LHDs (100%) serve county or combined city-county jurisdictions • Most Alabama LHDs (87%) have a Local Board of Health

  4. Distribution of LHDs by Size of Population Served

  5. Distribution of Total AnnualLHD Expenditures

  6. Median LHD Expenditures by Size of Population Served

  7. Percentage of Total LHD Revenues from Various Sources

  8. Mean Per Capita LHD Revenues from Selected Sources

  9. Characteristics of LHDs’ Top Executives

  10. Percentage of LHDsEmploying Selected Occupations Clerical Staff Nurse Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian) Behavioral Health Professional Nutritionist Manager/Director Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Other Environmental Health Scientist Physician Public Information Specialist Information Systems Specialist Epidemiologist Health Educator

  11. “Typical” Staffing Patternsfor Alabama LHDsMedian Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)for Selected Population Sizes

  12. Median FTEs for All Staffand Selected Occupationsby Size of Population Served

  13. Top Activities & ServicesProvided by Alabama LHDs

  14. Activities & ServicesProvided More Frequently in Alabamacompared Nationally

  15. Activities & ServicesProvided LessFrequently in Alabamacompared Nationally

  16. Community Health Assessmentand Improvement Planin past three years

  17. For more information[insert contact info here] The 2008 Profile was made possible through funding from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

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