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Determinants of US local health department expenditures, 1992 through 1993

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  • Gordon, R.L.
  • Gerzoff, R.B.
  • Richards, T.B.

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Objectives. This study examined local health department expenditures and their relationship to several departmental characteristics, including the size of the population in the department's jurisdiction. Methods. Local health department characteristics were obtained from a 1992/93 nationwide mail survey and modeled by means of multiple linear regression. Results. Great variability existed in the per capita expenditures of local health departments, and approximately 70% of the variability was accounted for by differences in jurisdiction population size. Additional characteristics of the health departments explained another 11%. The average unadjusted per capita expenditure by local health departments nationwide was $26. Conclusions. Local health department expenditures that support essential public health services average a dime a day per person.

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  • Gordon, R.L. & Gerzoff, R.B. & Richards, T.B., 1997. "Determinants of US local health department expenditures, 1992 through 1993," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 87(1), pages 91-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1997:87:1:91-95_5
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    1. Yonsu Kim & Jae Hong Kim, 2022. "What drives variations in public health and social services expenditures? the association between political fragmentation and local expenditure patterns," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 23(5), pages 781-789, July.
    2. Grembowski, David & Bekemeier, Betty & Conrad, Douglas & Kreuter, William, 2010. "Are local health department expenditures related to racial disparities in mortality?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(12), pages 2057-2065, December.
    3. Masayoshi Hayashi, 2011. "The effects of medical factors on transfer deficits in Public Assistance in Japan: a quantile regression analysis," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 11(4), pages 287-307, December.

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