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The Resilient Local Health Department: Surviving The 2008 Economic Crisis, Paul C. Erwin, Gulzar H. Shah, Glen P. Mays
The Resilient Local Health Department: Surviving The 2008 Economic Crisis, Paul C. Erwin, Gulzar H. Shah, Glen P. Mays
Health Policy and Management Faculty Presentations
Research Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify potential modifiable factors that can protect local health departments from job losses and budget cuts during periods of economic stress.
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study which used data from census surveys of local health departments (LHDs) which were conducted in 2005 and 2010 by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The 2005 survey data served as the source of independent variables, which were grouped around domains of organization, revenue, and services. The outcome of interest - resiliency of the LHD - represented financial resiliency …