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. 2016 Sep 30;22(Suppl 6):S13–S17. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000439

TABLE 2 •. Percentage of LHDs Reporting Control of Physical Infrastructure Components Related to LHD Governance Category.

Control of Physical Infrastructure Components Governance Category
Yes (vs No), % State Yes (vs No), % Local Yes (vs No), % Shared P Value
Hardware allocation or acquisition within LHD (through each department or program) 5.5 24.8 48.3 <.001
Hardware allocation or acquisition within LHD (through central department) 20.2 31.9 50.6 <.001
Hardware allocation or acquisition through city or county IT department 5.0 50.9 14.8 <.001
Hardware allocation or acquisition through state health agency 84.9 10.8 39.1 <.001
Hardware allocation or acquisition through someone else 0.0 6.5 3.7 <.001
Software selection within each department or program 5.5 38.0 41.7 <.001
Software selection within LHD (through central department) 14.7 34.4 54.7 <.001
Software selection through city or county IT department 5.0 46.2 13.2 <.001
Software selection through state health agency 90.0 13.8 48.8 <.001
Software selection through someone else 3.7 7 7.8 .15
Software support within LHD (through each department or program) 1.8 21.1 35.4 <.001
Software support within LHD (through central department) 21.9 22.1 57.2 <.001
Software support through city or county IT department 5.0 56.2 14.8 <.001
Software support through state health agency 82.6 11.7 37.9 <.001
Software support through someone else 1.8 14.8 7.8 <.001
Data management within LHD (through each department or program) 7.8 41.1 37.4 <.001
Data management within LHD (through central department) 13.8 30.0 48.1 <.001
Data management through city or county IT department 5.0 32.9 9.9 <.001
Data management through state health agency 92.2 17.5 44.4 <.001
Data management through someone else 0.0 5.5 3.7 <.001
Data quality within LHD (through each department or program) 0.0 14.3 23.0 <.001
Data quality within LHD (through central department) 15.1 16.7 54.5 <.001
Data quality through city or county IT department 5.0 61.2 14.8 <.001
Data quality through state health agency 85.3 12.1 49.4 <.001
Data quality through someone else 3.7 13.4 7.8 <.001
IT system security within LHD (through each department or program) 1.8 12.2 28.0 <.001
IT system security within LHD (through central department) 18.3 17.4 57.2 <.001
IT system security through city or county IT department 5.0 59.2 14.8 <.001
IT system security through state health agency 85.3 10.5 33.5 <.001
IT system security through someone else 3.7 15.7 7.8 <.001
IT maintenance within LHD (through each department or program) 5.5 23.3 47.1 <.001
IT maintenance within LHD (through central department) 13.8 35.4 59.7 <.001
IT maintenance through city or county IT department 5.0 50.9 7.8 <.001
IT maintenance through state health agency 84.9 6.4 18.5 <.001
IT maintenance through someone else 0.0 5.0 3.7 <.01
IT budget allocation within LHD (through each department or program) 9.6 37.6 40.7 <.001
IT budget allocation within LHD (through central department) 11.9 26.8 48.1 <.001
IT budget allocation through city or county IT department 3.2 29.9 9.9 <.001
IT budget allocation through state health agency 90.0 14.4 42.8 <.001
IT maintenance through someone else 0.0 8.8 3.7 <.001

Abbreviation: LHD, local health department.