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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"State Health Departments"”.
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A STUDY INVESTIGATING CHARACTERISTICS OF STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND FOODBORNE DISEASE OUTBREAK REPORTING FIDELITY
The structure and systems of state health departments (SHD) may affect reporting of foodborne disease outbreak (FBDO) hospitalizations. Evaluation of SHD by investigating the contributions of structural capacity elements (SCE) will provide an accurate measure of performance and highlight areas for …
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Public Health Officials' Perspectives on the Determinants of Health: Implications of Health Frames on Policy Implementation in State Health Departments
Recent public health scholarship finds that health outcomes are explained by the social and individual determinants of health rather than the individual-level determinants alone. The individualistic perspective has dominated the 20th century institutionalization of public health in the United …
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The negative relationship between immunization rates and outbreaks: an argument for improving awareness and provider recommendations, advocating for, and developing intervention strategies to increase immunization rates across California.
<p>Prevention is the key to public health and immunizations is one of the most effective and efficient means of protection against infectious diseases. The California Immunization Coalition (CIC) is a public-private partnership whose mission is dedicated to achieving and maintaining full …
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An evaluation of rural public water systems
… obtained from survey questionnaires completed by state offices of FHA, State Health Departments, and selected consulting engineers familiar with the FHA program, and from a field survey of selected FHA water systems. Special considerations in certain areas are necessary for nonurban systems--fire …
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Associations Between Drinking Water Source Watershed and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia
… which may result in adverse exposures and health disparities. The purpose of this study was to identify potential correlations between land cover and adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) through the application of watershed epidemiology, an emerging environmental health paradigm. Birth records for …
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Prioritizing Preparedness: Extreme Heat and Climate Change Preparation of Midwestern Health Departments
… influence heat wave preparedness of Midwestern health departments, and the climate change perceptions of public health officials. Heat waves have historically impacted the Midwest and, due to the variable pattern of these events, are full of uncertainties. Climate change intensifies the threat …
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Ecologic factors and tick-borne relapsing fever in the western United States: county and zip code analyses
… and Borrelia turicatae in the western United States and transmitted by Ornithodoros species soft ticks. No spatial analyses have been attempted for TBRF, and previous epidemiologic studies were limited to case series and outbreak investigations. This study employed ArcGIS to map counties and …