Open AccessStandards for local public health services: where stand the states?
Author(s) -
Morris Schaefer,
Alexandre Abrantes
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.75.6.649
Subject(s) - public health , state (computer science) , environmental health , health services , political science , public administration , medicine , nursing , population , algorithm , computer science
Of the 47 states that participated in a 1983 survey of State Health Departments, 30 were found to have public health standards in place or started. Most states' standards emphasize the range of services to be provided, but substantial variations were found in how standards are formulated, adopted, and used by state and local agencies.