1. North Dakota Local Health Departments
Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study

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 North Dakota LHDs
Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO
Source of all data in this presentation

3. North Dakota Local Health Departments
Most LHDs (75%) serve county or combined city-county jurisdictions
25% serve multi-county jurisdictions
All North Dakota LHDs (100%) 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
Nurse
Manager/Director
Clerical Staff
Nutritionist
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian)
Health Educator
Public Information Specialist
Physician
Other Environmental Health Scientist
Behavioral Health Professional
Information Systems Specialist
Epidemiologist
EP=Emergency Preparedness
EH=Environmental Health
BH=Behavioral Health
IS=Information Systems
PI=Public Information

11. “Typical” Staffing Patterns for North Dakota LHDs Median Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for Selected Population Sizes

12. Median FTEs for All Staff and Selected Occupations by Size of Population Served
*Based on low-item response rate for North Dakota LHDs serving populations <10,000

13. Top Activities & Services Provided by North Dakota LHDs

14. Activities & Services Provided More Frequently in North Dakota compared Nationally

15. Activities & Services Provided Less Frequently in North Dakota compared Nationally

16. Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan in past three years

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The 2008 Profile was made possible through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.