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National Health Security Preparedness Index: Recommendations From The National Advisory Committee, Glen P. Mays, Michael Childress, Anna Goodman Hoover, Chris Bollinger
National Health Security Preparedness Index: Recommendations From The National Advisory Committee, Glen P. Mays, Michael Childress, Anna Goodman Hoover, Chris Bollinger
Glen Mays
This meeting of the National Advisory Committee for the National Health Security Preparedness Index program discussed strategies for improving the theoretical framework, measures, and analytic methodologies used in assessing and comparing preparedness levels across U.S. states and the nation as a whole.
Defining Comprehensive Public Health Delivery Systems, Glen P. Mays
Defining Comprehensive Public Health Delivery Systems, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This brief describes the methodology for defining Comprehensive Public Health Delivery Systems using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems. The systems meeting this definition have been shown to deliver a broader range of recommended public health services, using fewer resources, than the more prevalent types of U.S. public health systems that do not meet this definition. Over time, comprehensive systems are associated with larger gains in population health status than are their counterparts.