Research Briefs

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Accreditation
This one-pager highlights key findings of local health departments’ participation in activities regarding national accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Behavioral Health
This one-pager provides information about local health departments’ involvement in behavioral health services, including their workforce, programs, partnerships, and policy advocacy efforts.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Emergency Preparedness and Response
This one-pager describes activities performed by local health departments to help their communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Environmental Health
This one-pager provides information on local health departments’ workforce, policy activities, and services related to improving their communities’ environmental health.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Leadership Characteristics
This one-pager highlights various characteristics of local health departments’ top executives to illustrate how local public health leadership changes over time, as well as how new and experienced leaders differ.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Leadership Characteristics by LHD Type
This one-pager describes the common demographic and educational backgrounds of local health departments’ top executives based on the jurisdiction served–whether that is small, rural population; medium, suburban population; or large, urban population.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Public Health Infrastructure
This one-pager highlights the key findings related to public health infrastructure, which includes information on local health department workforce development efforts, data and information systems, and service provision.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Public Health Transformation
This one-pager provides information about local health department leadership, partnerships, and services in the context of a complex and changing public health landscape.

2016 Profile Study Key Findings: Public Health’s Role in Clinical Medicine
This one-pager describes the role of public health in clinical medicine, highlighting local health department engagement in health care service provision, partnerships, and data sharing efforts.