Publications by authors named "Timothy W Van Wave"
Objectives: To develop a local board of health (LBoH) classification scheme and empirical definitions to provide a coherent framework for describing variation in the LBoHs.
Methods: This study is based on data from the 2015 Local Board of Health Survey, conducted among a nationally representative sample of local health department administrators, with 394 responses. The classification development consisted of the following steps: (1) theoretically guided initial domain development, (2) mapping of the survey variables to the proposed domains, (3) data reduction using principal component analysis and group consensus, and (4) scale development and testing for internal consistency.
Recent advances in public health systems research in the United States.
Annu Rev Public Health
June 2010
Article Synopsis
- Public health outcomes result from complex systems involving agencies, infrastructure, and relationships that inform how to enhance health and minimize risks in populations.
- New techniques like network analysis and practice-based research are helping uncover how these systems impact public health.
- The paper reflects on developments in public health systems research since 1988 and emphasizes the need for improved research infrastructure to adapt to health reforms in the U.S. and better navigate the complexities of public health systems.
Objective: Development of a method using marketing research data to assess food purchase behavior and consequent nutrient availability for purposes of nutrition surveillance, evaluation of intervention effects, and epidemiologic studies of diet-health relationships.
Design: Data collected on household food purchases accrued over a 13-week period were selected by using Universal Product Code numbers and household characteristics from a marketing research database. Universal Product Code numbers for 39,408 dairy product purchases were linked to a standard reference for food composition to estimate the nutrient content of foods purchased over time.