Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost
Humphries DL, Hyde J, Hahn E, Atherly A, O’Keefe E, Wilkinson G, Eckhouse S, Huleatt S, Wong S, Kertanis J. Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost. Frontiers In Public Health 2018, 6: 115. PMID: 29755964, PMCID: PMC5932147, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-structured interviewsCross-jurisdictional sharingPublic health service deliveryBreadth of servicesAmerican Community SurveyIndependent jurisdictionsSmall jurisdictionsService delivery modelsLocal knowledgeHealth service deliveryLocal cultureLocal health departmentsSmall municipalitiesService deliveryLocal public healthQualitative dataJurisdictionsHealth departmentsCommunity health programsInterviewsPublic health systemCommunity surveyFood safety inspectionMunicipalitiesEconomies of scale