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Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study

New Jersey 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. New Jersey 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 99% of New Jersey LHDs • Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO • Source of all data in this presentation

  3. New Jersey Local Health Departments • 111 Local Health Departments • New Jersey LHDs serve a variety of types of jurisdictions • 40% serve town or township jurisdictions • 18% serve county or combined city-county jurisdictions • 18% serve city jurisdictions • Most New Jersey LHDs (85%) 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. Characteristics of LHDs’ Top Executives

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

  9. “Typical” Staffing Patternsfor New Jersey LHDsMedian Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)for Selected Population Sizes

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

  11. Top Activities & ServicesProvided by New Jersey LHDs

  12. Activities & ServicesProvided More Frequently in New Jerseycompared Nationally

  13. Activities & ServicesProvided LessFrequently in New Jerseycompared Nationally

  14. Community Health Assessmentand Improvement Planin past three years

  15. 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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