Introduction from the Editors
Readers: In the spirit of expediting the publication process, starting with Volume 4 (2015) Frontiers in PHSSR may be posting articles as they are accepted. The table of contents below contains the first papers accepted for Volume 5, Issue 2 (April 2016). We may be adding more content as it becomes available. Thanks for your continued support of Frontiers in PHSSR. To gain access to the full article, please click on the "PDF" link to the left of the title.Commentary Introducing the Issue
The Cost of Public Health Services p. 1-4
F. Douglas Scutchfield MD
Articles
Tuberculosis and Local Health Department Expenditures on Tuberculosis Services p. 5-11
Michelle P. Yip and Betty Bekemeier
Trends in Clinical Billing by Local Health Departments p. 12-18
J. Mac McCullough
Sharing Local Public Health Services Across Jurisdictions: Comparing Practice in 2012 and 2014 p. 19-25
Kusuma Madamala, Susan Zahner, and Roger Brown
The Public Health Information Technology Maturity Index: An Approach to Evaluating the Adoption and Use of Public Health Information Technology p. 26-33
Kenyon Crowley, Robert S. Gold, Sruthi Bandi, and Ritu Agarwal