The National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series
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The purpose of the National Profile of Local Health Departments study is to develop a comprehensive and accurate description of local health department infrastructure and practice.
NACCHO is pleased to announce the results of the 2010 Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study. The data collected by the Profile study are the most comprehensive source of information about local health department (LHD) infrastructure and practice in the United States. Profile data is useful to a broad audience, including practitioners and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level, researchers, the media and the public, to make local and regional comparisons, drive policymaking, educate the workforce about local public health practice, and conduct research. More » NACCHO has created GIS boundary shapefiles based on standard FIPS codes for jurisdictions served by local health departments (LHDs) in the U.S. These shapefiles reflect the LHDs that met the definition of a local health department at the time of the 2008 and 2010 National Profile of Local Health Departments studies. To download the GIS shapefiles, please complete the submission form by clicking on More » Click here for reports and publications based on previous Profile studies. On this page, you will find past Main Profile reports, research briefs on various public health topics, and a link to the most current 2010 Profile study. Click here to access a PDF of the bibliography of publications that utilize Profile data, primarily academic journal articles, conference presentations and posters. Click here to see periodic Profile-related news and updates. |
