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Appendix D: Site Visits: Site Selection and Methodology
Pages 213-216

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From page 213...
... The visits were conceived as an opportunity to learn more about the actual functioning of public health in addressing health problems-eliciting information that goes beyond formal organizational statements to probe more deeply into decision processes. This information would add to the committee's understanding of how policies are established and implemented and what problems are encountered that inhibit effective actions.
From page 214...
... · range of public health activities · structure of government for public health (e.g., inclusion of public health in "superagency" versus independent public health agency) · relative roles of state and local government in public health · continuity of public health leadership The intention was to visit localities within each state selected as well as the state capital.
From page 215...
... An interview guide was provided to each interviewer outlining objectives, emphasizing the need to elicit the perceptions of those being interviewed without prejudgment from the interviewer, giving examples of interview techniques to help achieve this purpose and sample questions. The questions were aimed at eliciting not only description and evaluation but also hopes and aspirations for public health.
From page 216...
... Policy Studies Journal, vol.


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