Table.
Type of Organization | Agencies Reporting Partnershipsb With Selected Organizations,N = 351 | Scope of Activityc in Partnerships | ||||
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1998, No. (%) | 2006, No. (%) | P Valued | 1998, % | 2006, % | P Valuee | |
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 | NAf | 286 (82) | NC | NAf | 19 | NC |
Community-based organizations | NAf | 325 (93) | NC | NAf | 32 | NC |
Health insurers | 159 (45) | 186 (53) | .07 | 9 | 10 | .57 |
Universities | 230 (66) | 275 (78) | .001 | 16 | 22 | .07 |
Schools | NAf | 315 (90) | NC | NAf | 28 | NC |
Employers and business groups | NAf | 269 (77) | NC | NAf | 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.