nmm 22 4500 ICPSR23420 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130522s2008 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR23420 MiAaI MiAaI National Longitudinal Survey of Local Public Health Systems, 1998-2006 [electronic resource] Glen Mays , F. Douglas Scutchfield 2008-12-01 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2008 ICPSR 23420 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-22. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Obtaining a better understanding of the organizational and operational attributes of public health delivery systems is a critical step in elucidating pathways for improving public health services. This survey of local governmental public health agencies was conducted to that end, as part of a larger study designed to classify the structural characteristics of local public health delivery systems and to examine variation and change in these characteristics over time. In 1998 and again in 2006, local governmental public health agencies serving populations of 100,000 residents or more were surveyed about 20 core public health activities devoted to public health assessment, policy development, and assurance. For each activity, the survey instrument asked agency directors to report whether the activity was performed at all in the agency's jurisdiction and if so, which types of organizations were involved in performing the activity. Response options for the second item consisted of a pre-defined list of organization types, including hospitals, physician practices, health insurers, community health centers, educational institutions, community-based and faith-based organizations, state and local government agencies, and private businesses/employers. The instrument also asked what proportion of the total community effort for each activity was contributed by the local public health agency and asked how effectively the activity was performed. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23420.v1 community health icpsr health departments icpsr health education icpsr health planning icpsr health policy icpsr public health icpsr HMCA I. Health Care Providers ICPSR IX. Health Care and Health Facilities Mays, Glen University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Scutchfield, F. Douglas University of Kentucky Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23420.v1