Term of Award
Summer 2022
Degree Name
Doctor of Public Health in Public Health Leadership (Dr.P.H.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
College of Public Health
Committee Chair
Bettye Apenteng
Committee Member 1
Samuel Opoku
Committee Member 2
William Mase
Abstract
The US public health system has been underfunded for decades, despite its significant mandate of improving overall population health outcomes. This ecological study evaluates the association between state public health funding and population health outcomes and the role of state public health funding in reducing state-level health disparities. The findings show that the relationships between public health investments and improvements in health outcomes and health disparity in states are moderated by socioeconomic contextual factors. The findings suggest a need for continued and increased public health investments, tailored to community needs and context
OCLC Number
1362895630
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1r4bu70/alma9916469945002950
Recommended Citation
Akubu-Odero, Maureen K., "States' Public Health Funding and Population Health Outcomes: An Examination Through a Socio-Ecological Lens" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2472.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/2472
Research Data and Supplementary Material
Yes
