ASTHO Profile Survey of State and Territorial Public Health, United States, 2012

The 2012 ASTHO Profile Survey is a survey conducted by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to gather information on state, territorial, and freely associated state public health agencies (S/THAs) and their activities, structure, and resources. The survey aims to define the scope of state and territorial public health services, identify variations in practice among public health agencies, and contribute to the development of best practices in governmental public health. The 121-question instrument was disseminated electronically in October 2012 and completed by senior deputies at each S/THA. The survey closed in May 2013; the response rate was 96 percent among the 50 states and D.C., and 92 percent among all states, territories, and freely associated states.
Changes may be made to the dataset after it is archived. Please contact [e-mail] to request the most updated datasets. Additional information on the study can be found by visiting the ASTHO Profile Survey website.

2012年美国州和领地卫生官员协会概况调查（Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Profile Survey, ASTHO Profile Survey）是由美国州和领地卫生官员协会（Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO）发起的调研项目，旨在收集各州、领地及自由联合邦公共卫生机构（以下简称S/THAs）的相关信息，涵盖其业务活动、组织架构与资源配置情况。本调查旨在明确州与领地公共卫生服务的覆盖范畴，识别各公共卫生机构间的实践差异，并为政府公共卫生领域最佳实践的制定提供实证支撑。本次调研采用包含121个问题的问卷工具，于2012年10月以电子形式发放，由各S/THA的高级负责人完成填写。调研于2013年5月正式截止，其中针对美国50个州及哥伦比亚特区的应答率达96%，针对全部州、领地及自由联合邦的整体应答率为92%。
本数据集完成归档后仍可能进行后续修订。如需获取最新版本的数据集，请致邮[e-mail]。如需了解本调研的更多细节，可访问ASTHO概况调查官方网站。