Last data update: May 13, 2024. (Total: 46773 publications since 2009)
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Impact of increasing coverage for select smoking cessation therapies with no out-of-pocket cost among the Medicaid population in Alabama, Georgia, and Maine
Athar H , Chen ZA , Contreary K , Xu X , Dube SR , Chang MH . J Public Health Manag Pract 2015 22 (1) 40-7 Prevalence of smoking is particularly high among individuals with low socioeconomic status and who may be receiving Medicaid benefits. This study evaluates the public health and economic impact of providing coverage for nicotine replacement therapy with no out-of-pocket cost to the adult Medicaid population in Alabama, Georgia, and Maine, in 2012. We estimated the increase in the number of quitters and the savings in Medicaid medical expenditures associated with expanding Medicaid coverage of nicotine replacement therapy to the entire adult Medicaid population in the 3 states. With an expansion of Medicaid coverage of nicotine replacement therapy from only pregnant women to all adult Medicaid enrollees, the state of Alabama might expect 1873 to 2810 additional quitters ($526,203 and $789,305 in savings of annual Medicaid expenditures from both federal and state funds), Georgia 2911 to 4367 additional quits ($1,455,606 and $2,183,409 savings), and Maine 1511 to 2267 additional quits in ($431,709 and $647,564 savings). The expansion of coverage for smoking cessation therapy with no out-of-pocket cost could reduce Medicaid expenditures in all 3 states. |
A review of tools to calculate the cost of health conditions and common health risk factors
Contreary K , Chen ZA , Chattopadhyay S , Chang MH . J Public Health Manag Pract 2015 21 (6) E1-E10 A cost calculator is a software tool that calculates the monetary cost associated with a disease, condition, or risk factor within a population group. We attempted to identify all available public health cost calculators using adapted systematic review methodology and performed a qualitative and a quantitative review on each included calculator. We first abstracted each calculator to ascertain its subject, target user, methodology, and output. We also developed a novel set of scoring criteria and evaluated each calculator for transparency and customizability. We found a wide variety of existing calculators in terms of subject area, target user, and analytic methodology. Furthermore, using our rating criteria, we found large differences in transparency with respect to the assumptions and parameter inputs driving results. |
Obesity prevention: the impact of local health departments
Chen ZA , Roy K , Gotway Crawford CA . Health Serv Res 2012 48 603-27 OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between bodyweight status and provision of population-based prevention services. DATA SOURCES: The National Association of City and County Health Officials 2005 Profile survey data, linked with two cross-sections of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey in 2004 and 2005. STUDY DESIGN: Multilevel logistic regressions were used to examine the association between provision of obesity-prevention services and the change in risk of being obese or morbidly obese among BRFSS respondents. The estimation sample was stratified by sex. Low-income samples were also examined. Falsification tests were used to determine whether there is counterevidence. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Provision of population-based obesity-prevention services within the jurisdiction of local health departments and specifically those provided by the local health departments are associated with reduced risks of obesity and morbid obesity from 2004 to 2005. The magnitude of the association appears to be stronger among low-income populations and among women. Results of the falsification tests provide additional support of the main findings. CONCLUSIONS: Population-based obesity-prevention services may be useful in containing the obesity epidemic. |
Perspectives on public health workforce research
Crawford CA , Summerfelt WT , Roy K , Chen ZA , Meltzer DO , Thacker SB . J Public Health Manag Pract 2009 15 S5-S15 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Workforce and Career Development is committed to developing a competent, sustainable, and diverse public health workforce through evidence-based training, career and leadership development, and strategic workforce planning to improve population health outcomes. This article reviews the previous efforts in identifying priorities of public health workforce research, which are summarized as eight major research themes. We outline a strategic framework for public health workforce research that includes six functional areas (ie, definition and standards, data, methodology, evaluation, policy, and dissemination and translation). To conceptualize and prioritize development of an actionable public health research agenda, we constructed a matrix of key challenges in workforce analysis by public health workforce categories. Extensive reviews were conducted to identify valuable methods, models, and approaches to public health workforce research. We explore new tools and approaches for addressing priority areas for public health workforce and career development research and assess how tools from multiple disciplines of social sciences can guide the development of a research framework for advancing public health workforce research and policy. |
Economic perspective on strategic human capital management and planning for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roy K , Chen ZA , Crawford CA . J Public Health Manag Pract 2009 15 S79-89 An organization's workforce--or human capital--is its most valuable asset. The 2002 President's Management Agenda emphasizes the importance of strategic human capital management by requiring all federal agencies to improve performance by enhancing personnel and compensation systems. In response to these directives, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) drafted its strategic human capital management plan to ensure that it is aligned strategically to support the agency's mission and its health protection goals. In this article, we explore the personnel economics literature to draw lessons from research studies that can help CDC enhance its human capital management and planning. To do so, we focus on topics that are of practical importance and empirical relevance to CDC's internal workforce and personnel needs with an emphasis on identifying promising research issues or methodological approaches. The personnel economics literature is rich with theoretically sound and empirically rigorous approaches for shaping an evidence-based approach to human capital management that can enhance incentives to attract, retain, and motivate a talented federal public health workforce, thereby promoting the culture of high-performance government. |
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