Mary V Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 6057577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary V Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary V |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS M V |
| AFFILIATIONS | At the time of the study, Mary V. Davis, Elizabeth Mahanna, and Michael Zelek were with the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Brenda Joly is with the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland. William Riley is with the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Pooja Verma and Jessica Solomon Fisher are with the National Association of County and City Health... |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7616-3856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Hows of Resident-Driven Community Empowerment towards Health Equity
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2023
The Hows of Resident-Driven Community Empowerment toward Health Equity
Three RXR design elements supported participant engagement and development of community power: 1) language access beyond the language justice model by providing programming in the participants' preferred language, 2) cultural adaptation of programming, and 3) community ownership and active voiceConclusions: The RXR program provided opportunities for skill development among Morgan County's non-native English-speaking residents and led to the desig…
Making Vaccines Equitably Available to All Persons in Pima County, Arizona, 2020–2021
We review the Pima County (Arizona) Health Department’s efforts to achieve equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution in a county with a social vulnerability index of 0.88. We expedited vaccine distribution, focusing on equitable distribution, implementing a multi–point of dispensing approach, and using a periurban and rural strategy. Pima County has one of the highest vaccine distribution percentages among the highest social vulnerability index qua…
Striking a Balance between Program-Specific and Portfolio-Level Evaluation
Creating Quality Improvement Culture in Public Health Agencies
Objectives. We conducted case studies of 10 agencies that participated in early quality improvement efforts. Methods. The agencies participated in a project conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (2007–2008). Case study participants included health directors and quality improvement team leaders and members. We implemented multiple qualitative analysis processes, including cross-case analysis and logic modeling. …
Temporal Trends in Local Public Health Preparedness Capacity
Local health departments (LHDs) are essential to emergency preparedness and response activities. Since 2005, LHD resources for preparedness, including personnel, are declining in the face of continuing gaps and variation in the performance of preparedness activities. The effect of these funding decreases on LHD preparedness performance is not well understood. This study examines the performance of preparedness capacities among NC LHDs and a match…
Declining Trends in Local Health Department Preparedness Capacities
Objectives. We examined local health department (LHD) preparedness capacities in the context of participation in accreditation and other performance improvement efforts. Methods. We analyzed preparedness in 8 domains among LHDs responding to a preparedness capacity instrument from 2010 through 2012. Study groups included LHDs that (1) were exposed to a North Carolina state-based accreditation program, (2) participated in 1 or more performance imp…
Informing the National Public Health Accreditation Movement
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencies improved policies to prepare for accreditation and …
Informing the National Public Health Accreditation Movement
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencies improved policies to prepare for accreditation and …
The Association of Changes in Local Health Department Resources With Changes in State-Level Health Outcomes
We explored the association between changes in local health department (LHD) resource levels with changes in health outcomes via a retrospective cohort study. We measured changes in expenditures and staffing reported by LHDs on the 1997 and 2005 National Association of County and City Health Officials surveys and assessed changes in state-level health outcomes with the America's Health Rankings reports for those years. We used pairwise correlatio…
Incentives to Encourage Participation in the National Public Health Accreditation Model
Objectives. We sought to identify the incentives most likely to encourage voluntary participation in the national public health accreditation model. Methods. We reviewed existing incentives, held meetings with key informants, and conducted a survey of state and local public health agency representatives. The survey was sent to all state health departments and a sample of local health departments. Group-specific differences in survey responses wer…
Teaching Practical Public Health Evaluation Methods
Human service fields, and more specifically public health, are increasingly requiring evaluations to prove the worth of funded programs. Many public health practitioners, however, lack the required background and skills to conduct useful, appropriate evaluations. In the late 1990s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health to provide guidance and promote use of evaluation st…
Procedures for developing training programs in large-scale settings
The Association of Changes in Local Health Department Resources With Changes in State-Level Health Outcomes
We explored the association between changes in local health department (LHD) resource levels with changes in health outcomes via a retrospective cohort study. We measured changes in expenditures and staffing reported by LHDs on the 1997 and 2005 National Association of County and City Health Officials surveys and assessed changes in state-level health outcomes with the America's Health Rankings reports for those years. We used pairwise correlatio…
Incentives to Encourage Participation in the National Public Health Accreditation Model
Objectives. We sought to identify the incentives most likely to encourage voluntary participation in the national public health accreditation model. Methods. We reviewed existing incentives, held meetings with key informants, and conducted a survey of state and local public health agency representatives. The survey was sent to all state health departments and a sample of local health departments. Group-specific differences in survey responses wer…
Informing the National Public Health Accreditation Movement
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencies improved policies to prepare for accreditation and …
Creating Quality Improvement Culture in Public Health Agencies
Objectives. We conducted case studies of 10 agencies that participated in early quality improvement efforts. Methods. The agencies participated in a project conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (2007–2008). Case study participants included health directors and quality improvement team leaders and members. We implemented multiple qualitative analysis processes, including cross-case analysis and logic modeling. …
Declining Trends in Local Health Department Preparedness Capacities
Objectives. We examined local health department (LHD) preparedness capacities in the context of participation in accreditation and other performance improvement efforts. Methods. We analyzed preparedness in 8 domains among LHDs responding to a preparedness capacity instrument from 2010 through 2012. Study groups included LHDs that (1) were exposed to a North Carolina state-based accreditation program, (2) participated in 1 or more performance imp…
Teaching Practical Public Health Evaluation Methods
Human service fields, and more specifically public health, are increasingly requiring evaluations to prove the worth of funded programs. Many public health practitioners, however, lack the required background and skills to conduct useful, appropriate evaluations. In the late 1990s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health to provide guidance and promote use of evaluation st…
Procedures for developing training programs in large-scale settings
Teaching Practical Public Health Evaluation Methods
Human service fields, and more specifically public health, are increasingly requiring evaluations to prove the worth of funded programs. Many public health practitioners, however, lack the required background and skills to conduct useful, appropriate evaluations. In the late 1990s, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created the Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health to provide guidance and promote use of evaluation st…
Incentives to Encourage Participation in the National Public Health Accreditation Model
Objectives. We sought to identify the incentives most likely to encourage voluntary participation in the national public health accreditation model. Methods. We reviewed existing incentives, held meetings with key informants, and conducted a survey of state and local public health agency representatives. The survey was sent to all state health departments and a sample of local health departments. Group-specific differences in survey responses wer…
Informing the National Public Health Accreditation Movement
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencies improved policies to prepare for accreditation and …
Informing the National Public Health Accreditation Movement
To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencies improved policies to prepare for accreditation and …
The Association of Changes in Local Health Department Resources With Changes in State-Level Health Outcomes
We explored the association between changes in local health department (LHD) resource levels with changes in health outcomes via a retrospective cohort study. We measured changes in expenditures and staffing reported by LHDs on the 1997 and 2005 National Association of County and City Health Officials surveys and assessed changes in state-level health outcomes with the America's Health Rankings reports for those years. We used pairwise correlatio…
Creating Quality Improvement Culture in Public Health Agencies
Objectives. We conducted case studies of 10 agencies that participated in early quality improvement efforts. Methods. The agencies participated in a project conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (2007–2008). Case study participants included health directors and quality improvement team leaders and members. We implemented multiple qualitative analysis processes, including cross-case analysis and logic modeling. …
Temporal Trends in Local Public Health Preparedness Capacity
Local health departments (LHDs) are essential to emergency preparedness and response activities. Since 2005, LHD resources for preparedness, including personnel, are declining in the face of continuing gaps and variation in the performance of preparedness activities. The effect of these funding decreases on LHD preparedness performance is not well understood. This study examines the performance of preparedness capacities among NC LHDs and a match…
Declining Trends in Local Health Department Preparedness Capacities
Objectives. We examined local health department (LHD) preparedness capacities in the context of participation in accreditation and other performance improvement efforts. Methods. We analyzed preparedness in 8 domains among LHDs responding to a preparedness capacity instrument from 2010 through 2012. Study groups included LHDs that (1) were exposed to a North Carolina state-based accreditation program, (2) participated in 1 or more performance imp…
Striking a Balance between Program-Specific and Portfolio-Level Evaluation
Making Vaccines Equitably Available to All Persons in Pima County, Arizona, 2020–2021
We review the Pima County (Arizona) Health Department’s efforts to achieve equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution in a county with a social vulnerability index of 0.88. We expedited vaccine distribution, focusing on equitable distribution, implementing a multi–point of dispensing approach, and using a periurban and rural strategy. Pima County has one of the highest vaccine distribution percentages among the highest social vulnerability index qua…
The Hows of Resident-Driven Community Empowerment towards Health Equity
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2023
The Hows of Resident-Driven Community Empowerment toward Health Equity
Three RXR design elements supported participant engagement and development of community power: 1) language access beyond the language justice model by providing programming in the participants' preferred language, 2) cultural adaptation of programming, and 3) community ownership and active voiceConclusions: The RXR program provided opportunities for skill development among Morgan County's non-native English-speaking residents and led to the desig…
Medicine (13 works) · Public health (10 works) · Medical education (9 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Accreditation (5 works) · Business (5 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (5 works)