Open AccessThe Future of Urban Health
Author(s) -
S Hearne,
Brian C. Castrucci,
Jonathon P. Leider,
Elizabeth K. Rhoades,
Pamela Russo,
Vicky Bass
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000000166
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , health department , context (archaeology) , public health , workforce , bureaucracy , local government , work (physics) , state (computer science) , public administration , political science , politics , health policy , public relations , environmental health , medicine , geography , nursing , mechanical engineering , archaeology , pathology , engineering , algorithm , computer science , law
More than 2800 local health departments (LHDs) provide public health services to more than 300 million individuals in the United States. This study focuses on departments serving the most populous districts in the nation, including the members of the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) in 2013.