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Alternative Title:
J Public Health Manag Pract
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000346
Personal Author:
Joseph, Kristy T. ; Rice, Ketra ; Li, Chunyu
Joseph, Kristy T. ; Rice, Ketra ; Li, Chunyu Less -
Description:
Objective

Equity can be valuable to guide decision makers about where to target funds; however, there are few studies for modeling vertical equity in public health program funding strategies. This case study modeled vertical equity in the funding strategy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program.

Design

To integrate vertical equity by using historical funding and health data, we (a) examined the need for colorectal cancer screening, (b) conducted multiple regressions to examine the relationship between factors of need and funding of states, (c) stratified states into similar need groups, (d) estimated vertical equity within groups, and (e) assessed equity in the funding distribution.

Results

Certain states with similar needs had high relative funding, whereas other states with similar needs had low relative funding.

Conclusion

The methods used to integrate vertical equity in this case study could be applied in publicly funded programs to potentially minimize inequities and improve outcomes.


Subject:
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Capital Financing
Health Equity
Humans
Organizational Policy
Public Health

Source:
J Public Health Manag Pract. 22(Suppl 1):S68-S76.
Pubmed ID:
26599032
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5737674
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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