Factors related to public health data sharing between local and state health departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Public health organizations increasingly face the need to be able to share data among themselves and ultimately with other providers. We examined what factors contribute to public health organizations' data exchange capabilities.

Data sources

National Association of County and City Health Officials' 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments survey was linked to the Association of State and Territorial Health Official's 2007 Profile of State Public Health Survey.

Study design

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of organizational factors associated with gaps in data sharing between state health agencies (SHAs) and local health departments (LHDs) in the areas of childhood immunizations, vital records, and reportable conditions.

Data collection

SUBMITTER: Vest JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3925408 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature