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1 Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Alabama Local Health Departments

2 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study The National Profile of Local Health Departments is a survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and activities NACCHO sends the Profile questionnaire to every LHD in the U.S. – Completed by 83% of all LHDs – Completed by 100% of Alabama LHDs Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO Source of all data in this presentation

3 Alabama Local Health Departments 67 Local Health Departments All LHDs (100%) serve county or combined city-county jurisdictions Most Alabama LHDs (87%) have a Local Board of Health

4 Distribution of LHDs by Size of Population Served

5 Distribution of Total Annual LHD Expenditures

6 Median LHD Expenditures by Size of Population Served

7 Percentage of Total LHD Revenues from Various Sources

8 Mean Per Capita LHD Revenues from Selected Sources

9 Characteristics of LHDs Top Executives

10 Percentage of LHDs Employing Selected Occupations Clerical Staff Nurse Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian) Behavioral Health Professional Nutritionist Manager/Director Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Other Environmental Health Scientist Physician Public Information Specialist Information Systems Specialist Epidemiologist Health Educator

11 Typical Staffing Patterns for Alabama LHDs Median Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for Selected Population Sizes

12 Median FTEs for All Staff and Selected Occupations by Size of Population Served

13 Top Activities & Services Provided by Alabama LHDs

14 Activities & Services Provided More Frequently in Alabama compared Nationally

15 Activities & Services Provided Less Frequently in Alabama compared Nationally

16 Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan in past three years

17 For more information [insert contact info here] The 2008 Profile was made possible through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


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