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Predictors Of Evidence-Based Decision Making And Population Health Practice In Lhds, Kay Lovelace, Robert Aronson, Kelly Rulison, Gulzar H. Shah, Mark Smith
Predictors Of Evidence-Based Decision Making And Population Health Practice In Lhds, Kay Lovelace, Robert Aronson, Kelly Rulison, Gulzar H. Shah, Mark Smith
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Research Objective: To identify the frequency with which LHDs carry out Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) and population health strategies in LHDs and state-, LHD-, and community-levels predictors of LHDs' use of these strategies.
Data Sets and Sources: Harmonized PHSSR dataset consisting of 2010 NACCHO Profile of Local Health Departments Survey, Module 2 respondents, 2010 ASTHO Profile of State Health Departments, US Census data, and Area Resource File data.
Study Design: The study used multivariate analysis to identify predictors of EBDM and population health. We identified items in the 2010 NACCHO Profile Survey representing EBDM and population health strategies and …