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Arizona 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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Arizona LocalHealth Departments Findings from the 2008 National Profile ofLocal 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 • NACCHO sends the Profile questionnaire to every LHD in the U.S. • Completed by 83% of all LHDs • Completed by 100% of Arizona LHDs • Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO • Source of all data in this presentation
Arizona Local Health Departments • 15 Local Health Departments • All LHDs (100%) serve county jurisdictions • Most Arizona LHDs (83%) have a Local Board of Health
Percentage of LHDsEmploying Selected Occupations Nurse Manager/Director Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Health Educator Clerical Staff Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian) Nutritionist Epidemiologist Other Environmental Health Scientist Public Information Specialist Physician Behavioral Health Professional Information Systems Specialist
“Typical” Staffing Patternsfor Arizona LHDsMedian Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)for Selected Population Sizes
Median FTEs for All Staffand Selected Occupationsby Size of Population Served *LHDs serving 1,000,000 or more omitted because of incomplete data
Activities & ServicesProvided More Frequently in Arizonacompared Nationally
Activities & ServicesProvided LessFrequently in Arizonacompared Nationally
Community Health Assessmentand Improvement Planin past three years
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.