Gerzoff R B, Gordon R L, Richards T B
Orkand Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
J Public Health Policy. 1996;17(2):170-80.
This study determined differences in U.S. local health department (LHD) expenditures between 1989 and 1993 and examined the factors that were associated with those changes. Adjusted to constant 1993 dollars, nearly half (48%) of the studied LHDs experienced budget decreases and 52% experienced budget increases. The median change in LHD budgets was 0.2% growth per year. Significant associations were found between the likelihood of a department experiencing a budget increase and several measures describing the LHD's administrative and economic environment.
本研究确定了1989年至1993年美国地方卫生部门（LHD）支出的差异，并研究了与这些变化相关的因素。按1993年不变美元进行调整后，近一半（48%）的被研究地方卫生部门预算减少，52%的部门预算增加。地方卫生部门预算的中位数变化为每年增长0.2%。研究发现，部门预算增加的可能性与描述地方卫生部门行政和经济环境的若干指标之间存在显著关联。
