Impact of State Public Health Spending on Disease Incidence in the United States from 1980 to 2009.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the relationship between state-level spending by public health departments and the incidence of three vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs): mumps, pertussis, and rubella in the United States from 1980 to 2009.

Data sources

This study uses state-level public health spending data from The Census Bureau and annual mumps, pertussis, and rubella incidence counts from the University of Pittsburgh's project Tycho.

Study design

Ordinary least squares (OLS), fixed effects, and random effects regression models were tested, with results indicating that a fixed effects model would be most appropriate model for this analysis.

Principal findings

Model output suggests a statistically significant, negative relationship between public health spending and

SUBMITTER: Verma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5264107 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature