Local Health Department Research
NACCHO regularly conducts research to gain a better understanding of the local public health infrastructure and practice. The following studies provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on local health departments (LHDs) in the United States.
- Interruptions in routine blood pressure screening services among local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic (JPHMP)
- Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19 (Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, Kudos)
- The role of harassment of local public health professionals in mental or emotional well-being and intentions to leave an organization during the COVID-19 pandemic (JPHMP, Kudos)
- Untapped potential: Local health departments’ involvement in behavioral health preparedness planning and recovery through a population behavioral health framework (JPHMP)
- Heterogeneity and interoperability in local public health information systems (JPHMP)
- Prioritization of public health emergency preparedness funding among local health departments preceding the COVID-19 pandemic (JPHMP, Kudos)
- Application for public health accreditation among US local health departments in 2013 to 2019: Impact of service and activity mix (AJPH)
- The state of rural public health (AJPH)
- State of the field: Local health department engagement in health care-associated infection and antibiotic resistance work (JPHMP)
For more information about our various research projects, please reach out to our Research and Evaluation team at [email protected].
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Aaron Alford
Senior Director, Research & Evaluation
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Timothy McCall
Director of Research
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Debra Dekker
Director of Evaluation
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Kellie Hall
Lead Analyst, Evaluation & Data Communications
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Krishna Patel
Lead Survey & Research Analyst
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Daniel Pagan
Senior Research & Evaluation Specialist
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Margaret Cunningham
Senior R&E Specialist
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Rashel Rabinovich
R & E Specialist
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Jordan Royster
Research & Evaluation Specialist
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Chloe Garofalini
Research & Evaluation specialist
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Cortni Bardier
PHAP Associate
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