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CENTER NEWS RELEASE/October 9, 2007

BSU and CDHD Team Up to Analyze Public Health Services

Boise State University's Center for Health Policy and the Central District Health Department have teamed up to assess three CDHD public health services offered in the area. Sarah Toevs, chair of the Department of Community and Environmental Health and associate dean of the College of Health Sciences, and Lee Hannah, assistant professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health, are co-principal investigators.

Investigators, in partnership with CDHD staff, will look at the market supply and demand characteristics for three services: immunizations; family planning and sexually transmitted diseases; and women, infant and children services. Toevs and Hannah will utilize GIS technology to examine census and CDHD data and information from providers and clients to identify current and future needs.

Recommendations for how CDHD can meet any unmet public health needs related to these areas will then be provided.

The findings of this study will provide Central District Health and its Board of Health with a dynamic, visual representation of needs and opportunities for use in program management and strategic planning. This effort extends the use of local, state and national data and could serve as a model for other health districts throughout the state.

“Working with professionals from the health district is a pleasure,” said Toevs. “It is rewarding to help them explore new ways of providing service and achieve their goal of enhancing the quality of life for all.

“This partnership demonstrates the value of community engagement — it provides the university with authentic learning and research opportunities and supports and enhances the delivery of health and human services in our community.”

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Boise State University has set an all-time record for Idaho higher education institutions with an enrollment of 19,540 – an overall increase of 3.5 percent. A record freshman class of 2,280 students is also the most academically talented group ever to enter Boise State, including 12 National Merit finalists.
 

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Last reviewed on Tuesday, October 09, 2007