Hospital Contributions to the Delivery of Public Health Activities in US Metropolitan Areas

National and Longitudinal Trends

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ID11033112
AuthorsRachel Hogg (0000-0002-2844-8064, Colorado School of Public Health), Rachel A Hogg (Rachel A. Hogg is with the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver. Glen P. Mays and Cezar B. Mamaril are with the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington.), Glen P Mays (0000-0002-7837-6812, Rachel A. Hogg is with the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver. Glen P. Mays and Cezar B. Mamaril are with the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington.), Cezar B Mamaril (0000-0002-3744-9069, Rachel A. Hogg is with the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver. Glen P. Mays and Cezar B. Mamaril are with the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue8
Pages1646-1652
Publication date2015-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302563
PMID26066929
OpenAlexW1149849923
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited15

Objectives. We investigated changes in hospital participation in local public health systems and the delivery of public health activities over time and assessed the relationship between hospital participation and the scope of activities available in local public health systems. Methods. We used longitudinal observations from the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems to examine how hospital contributions to the delivery of core public health activities varied in 1998, 2006, and 2012. We then used multivariate regression to assess the relationship between the level of hospital contributions and the overall availability of public health activities in the system. Results. Hospital participation in public health activities increased from 37% in 1998 to 41% in 2006 and down to 39% in 2012. Regression results indicated a positive association between hospital participation in public health activities and the total availability of public health services in the systems. Conclusions. Hospital collaboration does play an important role in the overall availability of public health services in local public health systems. Efforts to increase hospital participation in public health may have a positive impact on the scope of services provided and population health in US communities

Environmental health · Longitudinal study · Metropolitan area · Population · Population health · Public health · Public hospital · Scope (computer science) · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education · Health Policy

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