Below are publications from grants funded under the special topic solicitations in public health systems research (PHSR). For more PHSR grants and related findings, visit www.hcfo.net/phsr_grants.htm.
Peter J. Neumann, Sc.D., director at the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical Center, and colleagues published the article, “Measuring the Value of Public Health Systems: The Disconnect Between Health Economists and Public Health Practitioners,” in the December 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The article highlights findings from a HCFO-sponsored grant—led by Peter Jacobson, J.D., professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health—that examined how to define and measure the value of governmental public health systems.
Marsha Gold, Sc.D., senior fellow at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., and colleagues published the article, “Availability of Data to Measure Disparities in Leading Health Indicators at the State and Local Level,” in the November 2008 issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This article highlights findings from a HCFO study that examined state data availability for the 10 leading health indicators defined in Healthy People 2010 and whether data to measure disparities are available at this level of aggregation to support work to eliminate disparities.
Danielle Varda, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Colorado at Denver and formerly of RAND, and colleagues published the article, “Core Dimensions of Connectivity in Public Health Collaboratives,” in the September/October 2008 issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This article highlights findings from a HCFO study that examined partnerships and connectivity among state and local public health agencies and other organizations, agencies, and groups.
Michael A. Stoto, Ph.D., professor at Georgetown University, and colleagues published three articles in the July/August issue of Public Health Reports. The articles, “Emergency Preparedness as a Catalyst for Regionalizing Local Public Health: The Massachusetts Case Study,” “Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Variation in Rationale, Implementation, and Impact on Public Health Preparedness,” and “Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Public Health Preparedness in the Washington Metropolitan Area,” present findings from a HCFO-sponsored study that examined the effect of regionalization on public health systems.
The Center for Studying Health System Change released the June 2008 brief, “Developing Health System Surge Capacity: Community Efforts in Jeopardy,” by Laurie E. Felland, health researcher, and colleagues at the Center for Studying Health System Change. This brief is based on findings from a HCFO grant that examined local community strategies to develop their public health surge capacity.
Howard K. Koh, M.D., professor and associate dean at Harvard School of Public Health, and colleagues published the article "Regionalization of Local Public Health Systems in the Era of Preparedness," in the April 2008 volume of Annual Review of Public Health. The article details HCFO-sponsored research led by Michael A. Stoto, Ph.D., formerly at RAND and currently a professor at Georgetown University, that examined the effect of regionalization on public health systems.
The Center for Studying Health System Change released the April 2008 brief, “Public Health Workforce Shortages Imperil Nation's Health,” by Debra A. Draper, Ph.D., associate director, and colleagues at the Center for Studying Health System Change. This brief is based on findings from a HCFO grant—led by Robert E. Hurley, Ph.D., senior consulting researcher—that examined local communities’ strategies for meeting expanding public health workforce needs.
