Local Health Department Infrastructure Study, 1999-2000: [United States] (ICPSR 3185)

Version Date: Feb 14, 2024

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Principal Investigator(s):
Carol K. Brown, National Association of County and City Health Officials; Michael R. Fraser, National Association of County and City Health Officials

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03185.v2

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Summary

The purpose of this survey was to address the paucity of current data on the United States' local public health infrastructure and to advance understanding of the many ways local public health agencies contribute to keeping the nation's population and environment healthy. The survey collected information on local health department (LHD) characteristics (e.g., type of jurisdiction served, office to which the LHD reported directly, total expenditures, and sources of the LHD's total budget), priority program areas, and public health services provided directly or through contracts with others. Additional data cover LHD workforce composition, staffing needs, workforce training, and partnerships and collaborations with other groups and organizations, such as state or federal agencies, hospitals, HMOs, community health centers, universities, community-based organizations, professional associations, faith communities/churches, and business/private corporations. LHDs also reported on completion of community health assessments and development of community health improvement plans.

Citation

Brown, Carol K., and Fraser, Michael R. Local Health Department Infrastructure Study, 1999-2000:  [United States]. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03185.v2

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (32253)

Subject Terms

Restrictions

Variable LHDST (respondent's state) is restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1999 -- 2000

Date of Collection

1999 -- 2000

Data Collection Notes

  1. (1) The Stata file was generated by Stata, Version 7. (2) The data map is provided by ICPSR as an ASCII text file and the codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

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Sample

Stratified probability sampling.

Universe

Local health departments (LHDs) in the United States. An LHD is defined as "an administrative or service unit of local or state government, concerned with health, and carrying some responsibility for the health of a jurisdiction smaller than the state."

Data Source

self-enumerated questionnaires

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

2001-06-27

Version History

2024-02-14 Online variable search capabilities have been added for this study.

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Brown, Carol K., and Michael R. Fraser. Local Health Department Infrastructure Study, 1999-2000: [United States]. ICPSR03185-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-14. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03185.v2
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.