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March 14, 20260 citations

Qualitative Evaluation of Health Department Measles Response Practices: Lessons Learned From 11 US Jurisdictions, March‒October 2024.

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HWHaley F. WellhamSRSanjana RaviETEric Toner

Key Points

  • To evaluate health department measles response practices in various US jurisdictions.
  • Conducted focus group sessions with public health officials
  • Evaluated response practices from March to October 2024
  • Analyzed challenges and successes in resource-constrained settings
  • Health departments improved surveillance and response capabilities
  • Prioritized community engagement and data modernization
  • Identified importance of standardized metrics for evaluating effectiveness

Abstract

We conducted a qualitative evaluation of health department measles response practices from March to October 2024. Focus group sessions with public health officials from 11 jurisdictions revealed that despite resource constraints and evolving challenges, health departments enhanced surveillance and response capabilities by prioritizing community engagement, data modernization, and continuous quality improvement. Key lessons include the importance of real-time data tracking, the value of established protocols and training, and the need for standardized metrics to evaluate response effectiveness across jurisdictions. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(4):437-442. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308392).

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Wellham et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ad7918185d8a39800de4https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2025.308392
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