Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
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J Public Health Manag Pract · May 2016
Facilitators and Barriers for Effective Academic-Community Collaboration for Disaster Preparedness and Response.
For academic institutions to meaningfully contribute to community-disaster preparedness and response, they must effectively collaborate with governmental public health and emergency management agencies. ⋯ There are both recognized facilitators and barriers to effective and sustainable academic-community collaboration for disaster preparedness and response from the perspectives of leaders of public health and emergency management agencies and academic institutions.
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J Public Health Manag Pract · May 2016
The Accuracy of Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Codes for Major Birth Defects: Evaluation of a Statewide Registry With Passive Case Ascertainment.
Birth defects prevention, research, education, and support activities can be improved through surveillance systems that collect high-quality data. ⋯ A statewide birth defects surveillance system, relying on linkage of administrative databases, is capable of achieving high accuracy (>93%) for identifying infants with any one of the 13 major defects included in this study. However, the level of accuracy and the ability to minimize false-positive diagnoses vary depending on the defect.
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J Public Health Manag Pract · May 2016
Communicating the Value of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant (Block Grant) continues to offer public health leadership a major lever to promote health and ensure the delivery of essential public health services. This column describes reasons why public health leaders must maintain strong participation in defining and communicating the collective and localized benefits of this flexible funding program for prevention.
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J Public Health Manag Pract · May 2016
Factors Associated With Provider Reporting of Child and Adolescent Vaccination History to Immunization Information Systems: Results From the National Immunization Survey, 2006-2012.
Use of Immunization information systems (IISs) by providers can improve vaccination rates by identifying missed opportunities. However, provider reporting of children's vaccination histories to IISs remains suboptimal. ⋯ Health department staff should target providers less likely to use IIS services, including private providers, and providers not ordering vaccines from health departments to ensure they use IIS services.