Assessment, Evaluation, & Quality Improvement

Policy Brief–Consolidation of Local Health Departments in Ohio: Motivations and Impacts

This report examines the motivations for and impacts of consolidations of local public health departments in Ohio. Since 2001, there have been twenty cases of city health departments merging their public health services with those of a county health department or another city health department in Ohio, and this has resulted in a 13 percent […]

Current Cross-Jurisdictional LHD Collaborations in Ohio Survey

This Cross-Jurisdictional LHD Collaborations Survey asks about the provision of public health services among jurisdictions in an effort to determine interest in working together. It can be used as an assessment tool to determine what public health services may be offered in some jurisdictions and not offered in others to initiate discussion around potential sharing […]

Colorado Biannual Survey of Existing Public Health Services

This Biannual Survey of Existing Public Health Services asks about the provision of public health services among local health departments across Colorado. It can be used as an assessment tool to determine what public health services may be offered in some jurisdictions and not offered in others to initiate discussion around potential sharing arrangements. It […]

Horizon Community Health Board 2012 Quality Improvement Plan Goals

This document outlines the 2012 quality improvement plan goals established for the Horizon Community Health Board (Minnesota): 1) assess and address quality improvement as it relates to the broad five-county community health board; 2) explore organizational structure options to identify the structure that will support the organization’s capacity to meet national accreditation standards and measures; […]

Evaluation of Regionalization Planning Efforts in Kansas and Massachusetts

On their own, many small, local health departments do not have the resources to meet accreditation program standards. As a result, several states have begun thinking about how to increase the capacity of local public health in order to not only meet accreditation standards, but also to provide citizens with services that they need and […]

Shared Public Health Services Survey

This Public Health Services Survey asks about the provision of public health services among multiple jurisdictions in an effort to determine interest in working together. It can be used as an assessment tool to determine what public health services may be offered in some jurisdictions and not offered in others to initiate discussion around potential […]

Getting Things Done Together: A Workbook for Achieving Regional Goals

“Getting Things Done Together” offers a way to plan for getting things done regionally. It was created for people who are ready and willing to work toward accomplishing an important goal for their communities and neighboring areas, and will help develop a thorough grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of initiatives, as well as a […]