2019 National profile of local health departments
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2019 National profile of local health departments



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    Public health is at the forefront of public attention and discourse worldwide in a way that is unparalleled in modern times. COVID-19 brought the normally hidden work of public health into the limelight and has held it there with a variety of fascinating results. “Epidemiologist” is now a common word, news outlets routinely discuss the merits of population testing metrics, and for months, the nation tuned into briefings by the White House Coronavirus Task Force headed by Vice President Pence.

    During the pandemic, data from the National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) studies have been in great demand. The data have been highlighted by NACCHO and its national partners in communications to policymakers, as well as featured in newspapers, magazines, and newscasts all over the country.

    Profile data are an incredible source of context for the current COVID-19 pandemic response. In fact, the Profile study is the only longitudinal study of its kind focused on the infrastructure and practice of local health departments (LHDs). As such, it highlights the impact of the continued underfunding of public health around the country. As health departments tackle the largest pandemic in modern history, the workforce is strained, resources are redirected to the response, essential services are disrupted, and leaders are faced with political pressures ranging from firings to death threats.

    In support of LHDs, NACCHO and its funding partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) remain committed to providing evidence regarding the state of local public health that is objective, accurate, and useful. To reinforce these efforts, NACCHO is teaming with ZS Associates and LiveStories to create interactive products that allow LHDs to access their data, compare it to state and regional benchmarks, and combine it with health and healthcare metrics from other national datasets to create ready-made reports on their local public health context.

    NACCHO_2019_Profile_final.pdf

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