1. Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study New Jersey Local Health Departments

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

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

4. Distribution of LHDs by Size of Population Served

5. Distribution of Total Annual LHD Expenditures

6. Median LHD Expenditures by Size of Population Served

7. Characteristics of LHDs Top Executives

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

9. Typical Staffing Patterns for New Jersey LHDs Median Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) for Selected Population Sizes

10. Median FTEs for All Staff and Selected Occupations by Size of Population Served

11. Top Activities & Services Provided by New Jersey LHDs

12. Activities & Services Provided More Frequently in New Jersey compared Nationally

13. Activities & Services Provided Less Frequently in New Jersey compared Nationally

14. Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan in past three years

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.