Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 26, 2021

Prioritization of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Funding Among Local Health Departments Preceding the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From NACCHO’s 2019 National Profile of Local Health Departments

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A report from the National Association of County and City Health Official’s 2019 National Profile of Local Health Departments (LHDs) study shows that over half of LHDs had stagnant funding from the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years. Additionally, LHDs experienced a 16% decrease in full-time employees from 2008 to 2019, while the total number of employees decreased by 17%. Despite 67% of LHDs responding to an all-hazards event in 2019, only 7% of LHDs experienced an increase in emergency preparedness funding, while 62% reported stagnant funding.

Alford et al. (Mar 2021). Prioritization of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Funding Among Local Health Departments Preceding the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From NACCHO’s 2019 National Profile of Local Health Departments. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001338