Assessing the Status of Partnerships Between Academic Institutions and Public Health Agencies
William C. Livingood, PhD,
Jeffrey Goldhagen, MD, MPH,
William L. Little, MPH, MBA,
Jennifer Gornto, MPH and
Tao Hou, MPH
William C. Livingood is with the Duval County Health Department, Institute for Health, Policy and Evaluation Research, Jacksonville, Fla, and the Department of Pediatrics, Health Science Center, University of Florida, Jacksonville. Jeffrey Goldhagen is with the Division of Community Pediatrics and the Department of Pediatrics, Health Science Center, University of Florida, Jacksonville. William L. Little is with the Sarasota County Health Department, Sarasota, Fla. Jennifer Gornto and Tao Hou are with the Duval County Health Department, Jacksonville.
FIGURE 1——Percentage of partner services received by academic institutions and county health departments in academic–agency partnerships: Florida, 2005.
aExamples of capacity building are consultative support for developing curricula or health policy (for academic institutions) and infrastructure development or faculty service on technical advisory committees (for county health departments).