Consolidation in Ohio Public Health: Differences in Expenditures

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Overview

The central objectives of this study are to develop evidence regarding the effect of consolidation on expenditures, workforce and services of local health departments (LHD) in Ohio and to deliver actionable and timely findings to inform consolidation policy decisions.

Publications

• The impacts of local health department consolidation on public health expenditures: evidence from Ohio (AJPH, 2015)

Tools

• Consolidation of Local Health Departments in Ohio: Impacts on Public Health Expenditures, Workforce, and Services-Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers from a Public Health Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) "Quick Strike" Study (Report, June 2013)

Presentations

• Describing and Evaluating the Feasibility Assessment Process for Local Health Department Consolidations (PHSSR Keeneland Conference, April 2013)
• Consolidation of Local Health Departments in Ohio: Impacts on Public Health Expenditures, Workforce, and Services (Ohio PBRN, May 2013)

Research Areas

• Financing and Economics
• Costs, Performance, and Outcomes

Contact

Matthew Stefanak, M.P.H.
mstefanak@mahonicnghealth.org