Looking for interaction: quantitative measurement of research utilization by Dutch local health officials

Looking for interaction: quantitative measurement of research utilization by Dutch local health officials

BACKGROUND In the Netherlands, local authorities are required by law to develop local health memoranda, based on epidemiological analyses. The purpose of this study was to assess the actual use of these epidemiological reports by municipal health officials and associated factors that affect this use. METHOD Based on a conceptual framework, we designed a questionnaire in which we operationaliz...

SARS preparedness checklist for state and local health officials.

A planning checklist for widespread severe acute respiratory syndrome, modeled on an Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) pandemic influenza planning checklist, was developed jointly by ASTHO, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This checklist, distributed May 2003, has been widely used.

Patterns of Interaction Among Local Public Health Officials and the Adoption of Recommended Practices

The network that local health officials use to communicate about professional issues contains two groups of LHDs that are influential for either their ability to spread information or to innovate. Both groups are more likely to conduct community health assessments and develop health improvement plans. Since these activities are fundamental aspects of accreditation and health reform, the finding...

Topology of local health officials' advice networks: mind the gaps.

OBJECTIVE To determine how a health officials' advice network might contribute to a high-performing public health systems by facilitating diffusion of innovation and best practices. DESIGN A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data obtained from the National Association of County and City Health Officials 2010 Profile of local health departments (LHDs) using network analysis. SETTING The ...

Active Living by Design: implications for state and local officials.