The Impact of Budget Cuts on Sexually Transmitted Disease Programmatic Activities in State and Local Health Departments With Staffing Reductions in Fiscal Year 2012

Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Nov;45(11):e87-e89. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000894.

Abstract

Staffing reductions in state and local health departments in fiscal year 2012 were concentrated in disease investigation specialists and clinicians (local) and disease investigation specialists and administrative staff (state). Local health departments with budget cuts were significantly more likely to report reduced partner services if they had staffing reductions.

MeSH terms

  • Budgets*
  • Community Health Centers / economics*
  • Health Personnel / economics*
  • Health Personnel / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Local Government
  • North Carolina
  • Public Health / economics*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / economics*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Workforce / economics*