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Page 1: Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Minnesota Local Health Departments

Findings from the 2008 National Profile ofLocal Health Departments Study

Minnesota LocalHealth Departments

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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 Minnesota LHDs

• Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO

• Source of all data in this presentation

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Minnesota Local Health Departments

• 74 Local Health Departments

• Most LHDs (88%) serve county or combined city-county jurisdictions– 11% LHDs serve multi-county,

district, region jurisdictions

• All Minnesota LHDs (100%) have a Local Board of Health

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Distribution of LHDs by Size of Population Served

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Distribution of Total AnnualLHD Expenditures

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Median LHD Expenditures by Size of Population Served

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Percentage of Total LHD Revenues from Various Sources

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Mean Per Capita LHD Revenues from Selected Sources

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Characteristics of LHDs’ Top Executives

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Percentage of LHDsEmploying Selected Occupations

Nurse

Manager/Director

Clerical Staff

Emergency Preparedness

Coordinator

Health Educator

Nutritionist

Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian)

Physician

Behavioral Health ProfessionalInformation

Systems Specialist

Epidemiologist

Public Information Specialist

Other Environmental Health Scientist

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“Typical” Staffing Patternsfor Minnesota LHDs

Median Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)for Selected Population Sizes

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Median FTEs for All Staffand Selected Occupations

by Size of Population Served

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Top Activities & ServicesProvided by Minnesota LHDs

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Activities & ServicesProvided More Frequently in Minnesota

compared Nationally

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Activities & ServicesProvided Less Frequently in Minnesota

compared Nationally

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Community Health Assessmentand Improvement Plan

in past three years

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


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