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Table 3 Services that decreased significantly with an increase in region size in 2012

From: Changes in public health preparedness services provided to local health departments by regional offices in North Carolina: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies

 

Percent of LHDs receiving each type of service by region*

Cochran Armitage trend test

Type of service

CRI

Western

Eastern

Central

Z score

p-valueƗ

Planning assistance (n = 6)

      

Isolation and quarantine

36

31

48

7

-1.97

0.029

Risk communication

73

38

29

34

-1.97

0.028

Communication and liaison assistance (n = 12)

      

Facilitate relationships with local/regional preparedness partners

91

94

78

57

-2.90

0.001

Represent local/regional public health preparedness at meetings

82

81

77

57

-1.88

0.032

Training assistance (n = 2)

      

Assist with the development of a training plan for LHD staff

55

50

39

23

-2.15

0.019

Exercise assistance (n = 15)

      

Plan a single-county/district exercise for your LHD

45

47

26

0

-3.85

<0.001

Provide a single-county/district exercise scenario for your LHD

45

41

44

3

-3.05

0.002

Moderate or facilitate a single-county/district exercise for your LHD

40

41

35

7

-2.64

0.005

Evaluate a single-county/district exercise for your LHD

30

47

35

10

-2.05

0.024

Facilitate an after action review meeting for the LHD

50

41

9

3

-4.03

<0.001

Assist with the development of an AAR for the LHD

70

53

17

10

-4.28

<0.001

Assist with the development of an IP or CAP for the LHD

70

53

30

13

-3.77

<0.001

Assist with the implementation of an improvement plan IP or CAP for the LHD

50

53

22

3

-3.94

<0.001

Provide a multi-county exercise scenario for the region

33

12

22

0

-2.46

0.012

Assist with the development of an AAR for the region

67

12

22

7

-3.26

<0.001

Assist with the development of an IP or CAP for the region

56

12

22

7

-2.70

0.005

Assist with the implementation of an IP or CAP for the region

44

6

17

7

-2.08

0.024

  1. Abbreviations: LHD Local Health Department, AAR After Action Report, IP Improvement Plan, CAP Corrective Action Plan.
  2. *Number of LHDs covered by each region: CRI = 11, Western = 19, Eastern = 25, Central = 31.
  3. ƗCochran-Armitage one-sided exact p-value.