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National Profile of Local Health Departments Public Health Systems Research Group Meeting

National Profile of Local Health Departments Public Health Systems Research Group Meeting. Patrick M. Libbey Carolyn J. Leep February 8, 2006. 2005 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study. Census – includes all LHDs in U.S. Three prior studies

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National Profile of Local Health Departments Public Health Systems Research Group Meeting

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  1. National Profile of Local Health Departments Public Health Systems Research Group Meeting Patrick M. Libbey Carolyn J. Leep February 8, 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. 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

  8. Preview of 2005 Profile Data • Data collection completed in November 2005 • Data cleaning is ongoing IMPORTANT NOTE: Data presented are preliminary .

  9. Who funds local health departments? • Examined self-reported data on funding from 1992-93 and 2005 National Profile of Local Health Departments studies • Looked for differences in funding sources by: • population served • jurisdiction (city/town, county, district/region, etc.) • state • Compared funding sources in 1993 and 2005

  10. 1993 National Profile Mailed survey N= 2,875 Fielded for 14 months in 1992-93 Response rate = 72% 2005 National Profile Web-based survey N=2,864 Fielded for 4 months in 2005 Response rate = 80% National Profile of Local Health Departments

  11. Mean Percentage of Total Revenue from Various Sources1993 and 2005 Profiles of LHDs

  12. Revenue Sources by State • Large differences in funding patterns by state • Both 1993 & 2005 data demonstrate differences

  13. Availability of 2005 Profile Data • Researchers can request to purchase Profile data from NACCHO • Expected to be available in June 2006 • Data use policy available at: http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/2005Profile.cfm • Carolyn Leep, Profile Program Manager cleep@naccho.org

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