Understanding the Breadth and Depth of Local PH Agencies Partners and Their Influence on Local PH System's Performance

Researcher

Laura H. Downey, Dr.P.H.

Mentor

Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, M.D.
University of Kentucky College of Public Health
Director, National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services & Systems ResearchDomain

Presentations

• Understanding the Breadth and Depth of Local Public Health Agencies’ Partners and Their Influence on Local Public Health System’s Performance (Keeneland Conference 2009)
• The Nature of Partnerships in rural public health systems (Mississippi Public Health Association Annual Meeting September 2009)
• Promoting the public’s health through partnerships in local public health systems. (American Public Health Association Annual Meeting November 2007)

Publications

• The relationship between local public health agency characteristics and performance of partnership-related essential public health services.
• Undergraduate rural medical education program development: focus group consultation with the NRHA Rural Medical Educators Group.
• Capacity building for health through community-based participatory nutrition intervention research in rural communities.

Research Areas

• System Structure and Performance
• Performance Measurement, Quality Improvement, and Accreditation