. 2010 Oct 15;7(6):A116.

Table.

Partnerships Between Local Public Health Agencies and Selected Organizations, 1998 and 2006 ^a

Type of Organization	Agencies Reporting Partnerships^b With Selected Organizations,N = 351			Scope of Activity^c in Partnerships

	1998, No. (%)	2006, No. (%)	P Value^d	1998, %	2006, %	P Value^e
State government agencies	343 (98)	348 (99)	.20	37	47	.01
Local government agencies	322 (92)	339 (97)	.02	32	51	.001
Federal government agencies	155 (44)	215 (61)	.001	7	12	.04
Physician organizations	299 (85)	325 (93)	.006	20	24	.27
Hospitals	339 (97)	351 (100)	.004	37	41	.40
Community health centers	179 (51)	297 (85)	.001	12	29	.001
Nonprofit organizations	334 (95)	335 (95)	.95	32	34	.60
Faith-based organizations	NA^f	286 (82)	NC	NA^f	19	NC
Community-based organizations	NA^f	325 (93)	NC	NA^f	32	NC
Health insurers	159 (45)	186 (53)	.07	9	10	.57
Universities	230 (66)	275 (78)	.001	16	22	.07
Schools	NA^f	315 (90)	NC	NA^f	28	NC
Employers and business groups	NA^f	269 (77)	NC	NA^f	17	NC

Abbreviations: NA, not assessed; NC, not calculated.

Data were obtained from a survey of all US local public health agencies that serve communities with at least 100,000 residents (29,30). These 497 agencies represent approximately 17% of all local public health agencies nationally but serve approximately 70% of the US population. Each agency was surveyed in the fall of 1998 (78% response rate) and again in the fall of 2006 (70% response rate). Data pertain to the 351 agencies that responded in both years.

Defined as participating in 1 or more of 20 core public health activities.

Defined as the mean proportion of activities undertaken through partnerships, based on a list of 20 core public health activities.

Calculated by using χ² test.

Calculated by using equality of proportions test.

Data element was collected in 2006 only.