Open AccessCommunity Health Assessment and Improved Public Health Decision-Making: A Propensity Score Matching Approach
Author(s) -
Kristina M. Rabarison,
Lava Timsina,
Glen P. Mays
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.302795
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , public health , odds ratio , environmental health , confidence interval , proxy (statistics) , community health , gerontology , odds , logistic regression , statistics , nursing , surgery , mathematics , pathology
We analyzed the likelihood of chronic disease prevention activities delivery, as a proxy measure of public health decision-making and actions, given that local health agencies (LHAs) implemented a community health assessment and improvement plan in their communities.