Classifying local health departments on the basis of the constellation of services they provide

B. Bekemeier, A. Pantazis, M.D. Dunbar and J.R. Herting

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 12, e77-e82

Abstract: Results. A 3-class solution produced the best fit for this data set of 2294 LHDs. The 3 configurations of LHD services depicted an interrelated set of narrow or limited service provision (limited), a comprehensive (core) set of key services provided, and a third class of core and expanded services (core plus), which often included rare services. The classes demonstrated high geographic variability and were weakly associated with expenditure quintile and urban or rural location.

Keywords: classification; government; health care delivery; human; policy; public health service; United States, Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Local Government; Public Health Practice; Public Policy; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302281

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