Table 2 Health official involvement extent scores by low and high involvers*
From: Extent and patterns of community collaboration in local health departments: An exploratory survey
| Organizations/individuals involved in priority setting | Involvement extent (scores 1 &2) | Involvement extent (scores 3-5) | Involvement extent (scores 6 & 7) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-In§ | High-In‡ | Low-In§ | High-In‡ | Low-In§ | High-In‡ | |
| n = 75 | n = 25 | n = 105 | n = 83 | n = 28 | n = 108 | |
| Health Department Staff |
2 (3%) column (8%) row |
0 (0%) (0%) |
11 (10%) (42%) |
1 (1%) (4%) |
13 (36%) (50%) |
26 (24%) (96%) |
| Local Board of Health |
4 (5%) (15%) |
2 (8%) (7%) |
20 (19%) (77%) |
12 (14%) (44%) |
2 (7%) (8%) |
13 (13%) (48%) |
| Patient Representatives |
8 (11%) (31%) |
3 (12%) (11%) |
15 (14%) (58%) |
16 (19%) (59%) |
3 (11%) (11%) |
8 (7%) (30%) |
| Community Advisory Board |
7 (9%) (27%) |
2 (8%) (7%) |
12 (11%) (46%) |
5 (6%) (18%) |
7 (25%) (27%) |
20 (19%) (74%) |
| Community Health Professionals |
7 (9%) (27%) |
0 (0%) (0%) |
19 (18%) (73%) |
8 (10%) (30%) |
0 (0%) (0%) |
19 (18%) (70%) |
| Elected Officials |
12 (16%) (46%) |
2 (8%) (7%) |
14 (13%) (54%) |
20 (24%) (74%) |
0 (0%) (0%) |
5 (5%) (19%) |
| Community-Based Organizations |
13 (17%) (50%) |
0 (0%) (0%) |
11 (10%) (42%) |
14 (17%) (52%) |
2 (7%) (8%) |
13 (12%) (48%) |
| Experts |
22 (29%) (85%) |
16 (64%) (59%) |
3 (3%) (11%) |
7 (8%) (26%) |
1 (4%) (4%) |
4 (4%) (15%) |