Natalie A. Jackson, MPH, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine. Federal, state, local and public health officials utilize Health Professional Shortage ...
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Exploring the Association Between Long-Term HPSA Designation and County Population-to-Physician Ratio Originally published as: Duffrin C, Jackson NA. Exploring the association between long-term HPSA designation and county population-tophysician ratio. Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research. 2014;3(1):1–4. PDF available at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/ viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=frontiersinphssr.
Christopher Duffrin, PhD, MCHES, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine Natalie A. Jackson, MPH, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine Federal, state, local and public health officials utilize Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations to manage health and physician workforce development in underserved regions. HPSA designation length by county was examined to determine if there is significant association with population-to-primary care physician ratio since the inception of HPSA designations in 1978. Counties were grouped in 5 categories based on consecutive designation length and analyzed with demographic variables. This report examines the relationship of long-term HPSA status and changes in primary care physician workforce. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.10412e40.1
Differences in Definitions of EBPH and Evidence: Implications for Communication With Practitioners Originally published as: Aronson RE, Lovelace K, Smith M, Shah GH. Differences in definitions of EBPH and evidence: implications for communication with practitioners. Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research. 2014;3(2):1–5. PDF available at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1096&context=frontiersinphssr.
Robert E. Aronson, Taylor University Kay Lovelace, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Mark Smith, Guilford County Department of Public Health Gulzar H. Shah, Georgia Southern University In this study, we interviewed twelve members of an expert panel to elicit their views on Evidence-based Public Health (EBPH), including how they define EBPH, what constitutes “evidence”, and what LHDs do that can be described as EBPH. Telephone interviews lasting 60 minutes were recorded and transcribed for basic content analysis. Experts differed in their definitions of EBPH and their views of what constitutes evidence. Definitions of EBPH ranged from the adoption and implementation of rigorously tested interventions to the application of evidence to decision making for population health improvement. Views on what constitutes evidence also varied, from strict “evidence from science” to broader “evidence from experience.” Because of these differences in meaning, our study suggests we use more concrete and specific messaging for what practitioners are expected to do. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.10412e40.2
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American Journal of Public Health |
December 2014, Vol 104, No. 12
