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The relationship between local public health agency administrative variables and county health status rankings in kentucky.

Harris AL, Scutchfield FD, Heise G, Ingram RC  •  July 2, 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this research study was to determine whether specific local public health agency (LPHA) characteristics were associated with favorable county health status. Specifically, financial and administrative comparisons were made to determine whether variables such as budget size or number of employees, among others, were associated with community health status among the 120 counties in Kentucky. Other financial and administrative variables collected from LPHA data were also investigated in this study.

Budget- and priority-setting criteria at state health agencies in times of austerity: a mixed-methods study.

Leider JP, Resnick B, Kass N, Sellers K, Young J, Bernet P, Jarris P  •  June 2, 2014

Objectives: We examined critical budget and priority criteria for state health agencies to identify likely decision-making factors, pressures, and opportunities in times of austerity.

Using fee-for-service testing to generate revenue for the 21st century public health laboratory.

Loring C, Neil RB, Gillim-Ross L, Bashore M, Shah S  •  November 25, 2013

Objectives. The decrease in appropriations for state public health laboratories (SPHLs) has become a major concern as tax revenues and, subsequently, state and federal funding, have decreased. These reductions have forced SPHLs to pursue revenue-generating opportunities to support their work. We describe the current state of funding in a sampling of SPHLs and the challenges these laboratories face as they implement or expand fee-for-service testing.

Setting Budgets and Priorities at State Health Agencies.

JP Leider, Beth Resnick, Katie Sellers, N Kass, Patrick Bernet, JL Young, Paul Jarris  •  June 18, 2013

Objectives: State health departments across the country are responsible for assuring and improving the health of the public, and yet financial constraints grow only more acute, and resource allocation decisions become even more challenging. Little empirical evidence exists regarding how officials working in state health departments make these tough allocation decisions.