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Birth Outcomes

Targeted Health Department Expenditures Benefit Birth Outcomes at the County Level

Background

Public health leaders lack evidence for making decisions about the optimal allocation of resources across local health department (LHD) services, even as limited funding has forced cuts to public health services while local needs grow. A lack of data has also limited examination of the outcomes of targeted LHD investments in specific service areas.

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