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Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study New Jersey Local Health Departments Slide 2 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study The National Profile of Local Health Departments is a survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and activities NACCHO sends the Profile questionnaire to every LHD in the U.S. Completed by 83% of all LHDs Completed by 99% of New Jersey LHDs Data are self-reported by LHDs and not independently verified by NACCHO Source of all data in this presentation Slide 3 New Jersey Local Health Departments 111 Local Health Departments New Jersey LHDs serve a variety of types of jurisdictions 40% serve town or township jurisdictions 18% serve county or combined city- county jurisdictions 18% serve city jurisdictions Most New Jersey LHDs (85%) have a Local Board of Health Slide 4 Distribution of LHDs by Size of Population Served Slide 5 Distribution of Total Annual LHD Expenditures Slide 6 Median LHD Expenditures by Size of Population Served Slide 7 Characteristics of LHDs Top Executives Slide 8 Percentage of LHDs Employing Selected Occupations Environmental Health Specialist (Sanitarian) Manager/Director Clerical Staff Nurse Health Educator Physician Other Environmental Health Scientist Information Systems Specialist Epidemiologist Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Behavioral Health Professional Nutritionist Public Information Specialist Slide 9 Typical Staffing Patterns for New Jersey LHDs Median Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for Selected Population Sizes Slide 10 Median FTEs for All Staff and Selected Occupations by Size of Population Served Slide 11 Top Activities & Services Provided by New Jersey LHDs Slide 12 Activities & Services Provided More Frequently in New Jersey compared Nationally Slide 13 Activities & Services Provided Less Frequently in New Jersey compared Nationally Slide 14 Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan in past three years Slide 15 For more information [insert contact info here] The 2008 Profile was made possible through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.