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Practitioners Assess Achievements and Challenges of Nonfatal Injury Surveillance
Conclusions: The contributions of the SQI initiative have provided valuable insights into ICD-10-CM case definitions for national injury surveillance. Challenges remain with regard to data access and quality with ongoing reliance on administrative datasets for injury surveillance. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Disparities in Marijuana and Tobacco Smoke Incursions Among New York City Families During Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conclusions: Incursions were higher among families with financially supported housing. Better enforcement of existing regulations (eg, Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule) and implementation of additional policies to limit secondhand tobacco and marijuana exposure in children are needed. Such actions should prioritize equitable access to cessation and mental health services and consider structural systems leading to poverty and health disparities. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Predictors of Dual E-Cigarette and Cigarette Use
Conclusions: E-cigarette use among young adults is concerning because it could lead to eventual dual use of e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

A Mixed-Methods Examination of the Impact of the Partnerships to Improve Community Health Produce Prescription Initiative in Northeastern North Carolina
Conclusions: While redemption rates were lower than anticipated, the produce prescription initiative had positive impacts on participants' local fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption. Because of COVID-19, the initiative was not implemented until late in the North Carolina produce season. Moving forward, the program will start earlier and work with local food retailers to connect with their communities to increase redemption rates. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

State Preemption of Consumer Merchandise and Beverage Containers: New Strategy to Preempt Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policies?
State legislators passed laws preempting, or prohibiting, local governments from regulating beverage containers. Although the primary purpose of these laws may be to ban local environmental regulations addressing single-use plastics, it is unknown the extent they also preempt public health policies aimed at reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. In 2021, using LexisNexis, we assessed state legislation preempting local control over consumer merchandise and containers. We identified 8 laws (and 16 failed bills) with broad language preempting local regulation of the sale, use, or marketing of multiple container types,...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Drinking Water and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Current Policy and Opportunities for Improvement
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Public Health: No Way Home
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - March 28, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Ten Common Structures and Processes of High-Performing Primary Care Practices
The objective of this study was to identify structures/processes most commonly present in high-performing primary care practices for chronic care management and prevention. We conducted key informant interviews with a national sample of 22 high-performing primary care practices. We identified the 10 most commonly present structures/processes in these practices, which largely enable 2 core functions: mobilizing staff to conduct patient outreach and helping practices avoid gaps in care. Given the costs of implementing and maintaining numerous structures/processes, our study provides a starting list for providers to prioritiz...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Resources Used by Federally Qualified Health Center Leadership to Learn About Preventive Care Interventions
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) serve patient populations that commonly have low preventive care utilization rates. Implementation of preventive care interventions (PCIs) may help decrease these care deficiencies. A survey of Kentucky FQHC leaders was conducted in 2019 to determine resources used to learn about PCIs and how leaders decide to implement them. Nineteen of Kentucky's 24 FQHCs completed the survey for a participation rate of 79%. Among participating FQHC leadership, the 3 resources that were very or somewhat likely to be used to learn about PCIs were advice or consultation from peers (100%), professi...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Exploring Disparities in Youth Physical Activity Environments by Income and Non-Hispanic White Population Across the United States
This study investigated relationships between youth physical activity (PA) environments and income and non-Hispanic White population across the United States, stratified by US Census region and urban-rural designation. For all counties (n = 3142), publicly accessible data were used for sociodemographic indicators (ie, median household income and percent non-Hispanic White population) and a composite PA environment index (including exercise opportunities, violent crime incidence, walkability, and access to public schools). One-way analysis of variance was used to examine differences in PA environment index values according ...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

A Legal Mapping Assessment of Cytomegalovirus-Related Laws in the United States
Conclusions and Relevance: State-level CMV laws have been enacted to increase CMV awareness and to implement CMV testing for infants at a higher risk for infection, such as those who do not pass newborn hearing screening. This study provides a complete legal assessment of existing ways law is used to address CMV infection in the United States. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Leadership Perspectives on Local Health Department Workforce Development: A Regional Training Needs Assessment
The public health workforce broadly—across disciplines, tiers, and settings—requires strategic skills to advance population health outcomes. In early 2020, the Region V Public Health Training Center conducted a competency-based training needs assessment survey with all 501 local health departments in the 6-state region, including small agencies that were previously excluded from available national data sources. Health officials or designees from 290 agencies responded (58% response rate) with perspectives regarding the ability of their staff to sufficiently apply strategic skills. Findings highlight training needs amon...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Assessing Concordance Across Nonprofit Hospitals' Public Reporting on Housing as a Community Health Need in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
Although the Affordable Care Act requires nonprofit hospital organizations to report how they identify and invest in community health needs, the utility of mandated reporting documents for tracking investments in the social determinants of health has been questioned. Using public reporting documents and focusing on housing as a social determinant of health, we describe how nonprofit hospital organizations in 5 communities with the highest rates of homelessness document needs and investments related to housing on their Community Health Needs Assessments, Implementation Strategies, and Schedule H (990H) tax forms. Of 47 orga...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Health Literacy Among Adults With Multiple Chronic Health Conditions
We examined HL among adults with multiple chronic conditions (CCs), using 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Health literacy was measured by 3 subjective questions about difficulty with the following tasks: (1) obtaining health information or advice; (2) understanding spoken health information; and (3) understanding written health information. We estimated the prevalence of low HL (difficulty with ≥1 HL tasks) and used multiple logistic regression analysis to examine associations between HL and number of CCs. The prevalence of low HL was 13.8% overall and increased with the number of CCs from 10.6% amo...
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Brief Report Source Type: research

Evaluating Housing Characteristics Associated With Childhood Lead Exposure in Providence, Rhode Island
Conclusions: Children living in properties with landlords who owned 4 or more properties were less likely to have elevated BLLs. This association may suggest that the current lead legislation is having some impact, but public health efforts should address lead exposure in properties that are currently exempt from the law. (Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice)
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - February 1, 2022 Category: Health Management Tags: Research Full Report Source Type: research