Debra Dekker
Biographic Data
| ID | 6067190 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra Dekker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra |
| FAMILY NAME | Dekker |
| SIGNATURE | DEKKER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jonathon P. Leider is with the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Michael Meit is with NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD. J. Mac McCullough is with Arizona State University College of Health Solutions, Phoenix. Beth Resnick, Y. Natalia Alfonso, and David Bishai are with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Debra Dekker is with National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Washington, DC. |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7072-5785 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How to “Start Small and Just Keep Moving Forward”
Background Local health departments (LHDs) in the United States are charged with preventing disease and promoting health in their respective communities. Understanding and addressing what supports LHD's need to foster a climate and culture supportive of evidence-based decision making (EBDM) processes can enhance delivery of effective practices and services. Methods We employed a stepped-wedge trial design to test staggered delivery of implementat…
The State of Rural Public Health
Public health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for decades, inequalities continue to grow. Life expectancy at birth is now 1 to 2 years greater between wealthier urban and rural counties, and is as much as 5 years, on average, between wealthy and poor counties. This article explores the growth in these disparities over the pas…
The State of Rural Public Health
Public health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for decades, inequalities continue to grow. Life expectancy at birth is now 1 to 2 years greater between wealthier urban and rural counties, and is as much as 5 years, on average, between wealthy and poor counties. This article explores the growth in these disparities over the pas…
The State of Rural Public Health
Public health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for decades, inequalities continue to grow. Life expectancy at birth is now 1 to 2 years greater between wealthier urban and rural counties, and is as much as 5 years, on average, between wealthy and poor counties. This article explores the growth in these disparities over the pas…
How to “Start Small and Just Keep Moving Forward”
Background Local health departments (LHDs) in the United States are charged with preventing disease and promoting health in their respective communities. Understanding and addressing what supports LHD's need to foster a climate and culture supportive of evidence-based decision making (EBDM) processes can enhance delivery of effective practices and services. Methods We employed a stepped-wedge trial design to test staggered delivery of implementat…
Medicine (2 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (2 works) · Community Health and Development (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Demographic economics (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (1 works) · Geography (1 works)