Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:We assessed the structure and functions of state health departments throughout the United States and compared our findings with those from a previous national assessment conducted in 1990. METHODS:In 2001, we sent a survey to the state health officers of all 50 states. The survey asked about the structure and functions of the state health agency. RESULTS:The survey was completed by state health officers from 47 states (a 94% response rate). More than half of the states responding had a freestanding state public health agency and a state board or council of health. Forty-four percent had a regional or district structure. Although some traditional public health functions have been curtailed, important new public health functions have emerged since 1990. CONCLUSIONS:Our current findings confirm core changes in the structure and functions of state public health systems over the past decade and emphasize the need for more research into these systems to maximize their organizational performance.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Beitsch LM,Brooks RG,Grigg M,Menachemi Ndoi
10.2105/AJPH.2004.053439subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
167-72issue
1eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048pii
AJPH.2004.053439journal_volume
96pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.116103
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.070482
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.047779
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2006.095844
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/ajph.79.9.1295
更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301880
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00