Public Health Systems and Services

Multi-State Learning Collaborative II in Kansas

0 | Feb. 27, 2008 | Public Health Systems and Services

This project explores how public health departments, when working together as regions, can use Quality Improvement tools to address public health challenges.

A Multi-State Comparison of Local Public Health Preparedness Assessment Using a Common, Standardized Tool

0 | Dec. 04, 2006 | Public Health Systems and Services

This report compares three state-based experiences in assessment and evaluation of preparedness for public health emergencies and bioterrorism. It concludes that a structured, standardized assessment instrument and scoring system is very helpful when performing public health capacity assessments.

Public health at the crossroads

0 | Mar. 02, 2006 | Public Health Systems and Services, Rural Health

March, 2006 - Roughly one-half of all local public health departments in the United States are both small and rural. Sixty percent of local health departments that responded to a survey in 2000 said they were located in a non-metropolitan area, the designation for “rural” developed by the Office of Management and Budget and used for policy purposes by agencies such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Forty-eight percent of local public health departments were categorized as “rural” in 2002 using a more refined definition, Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes. One-half of local health departments responding to the 2000 survey served populations of fewer than 25,000 people, and 69 percent served populations of fewer than 50,000 people.

Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Preparedness of Local Health Departments in Kansas: 2003

0 | Jul. 01, 2004 | Community Health, Public Health Systems and Services

KHI collaborated with the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to assess the capacity of local health departments to respond to public health emergencies, including bioterrorism events.

Kansas Association of Local Health Departments Voluntary Minimum Standards Assessment Project

0 | Jun. 03, 2002 | Public Health Systems and Services

Kansas Association of Local Health Departments Voluntary Minimum Standards Assessment Project