Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost

• Main Authors: Debbie L. Humphries (Author), Justeen Hyde (Author), Ethan Hahn (Author), Adam Atherly (Author), Elaine O'Keefe (Author), Geoffrey Wilkinson (Author), Seth Eckhouse (Author), Steve Huleatt (Author), Samuel Wong (Author), Jennifer Kertanis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundForty one percent of local health departments in the U.S. serve jurisdictions with populations of 25,000 or less. Researchers, policymakers, and advocates have long questioned how to strengthen public health systems in smaller municipalities. Cross-jurisdictional sharing may increase quali...