Form Approved
OMB No. 0920-0798
Expiration Date 01/31/2011
ATTACHMENT 2
Thank you for participating in this survey of CDC Public Health Law News readers. The CDC Public Health Law Program has published the News since 2003. It now reaches over 11,500 readers in more than 30 countries every month.
The purposes of this survey are: to learn more about who reads the News, how readers use it to advance their goals, and how we can improve the News to be of the greatest possible value to readers. The survey is also designed to gauge the value readers place on Internet-based resources in public health and law. The News is one component of the CDC Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness Clearinghouse, which also comprises the CDC Public Health Law Program Website.
This 25 question survey will take approximately 12 minutes to complete. The data you provide will be treated in a secure manner and will not be disclosed, unless otherwise compelled by law.
Questions 1-5 pertain to your subscription. Please choose the one best answer for each question, unless the question specifically instructs you otherwise. |
1. How did you become a subscriber to the CDC Public Health Law News?
○ subscribing colleague referred me
○ CDC Website
○ school requirement
○ learned about it during a meeting or conference
○ Internet search
○ other [please describe] __________
2. In an average month, with approximately how many non-subscribers do you share the News or an item it covers?
○ < 5
○ 5-10
○ 10-15
○ 15-20
○ >20
Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 12 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-0798).
3. Please indicate your sector of employment:
○ federal government
○ tribal government
○ state government
○ local government
○ foreign government
○ intergovernmental organization (e.g. WHO, UN)
○ non-profit organization (NGO)
○ private corporation
○ private law firm
○ education
○ other __________
4. How would you describe your primary field?
○ public health practice
○ healthcare practice
○ legal practice
○ policy-making
○ emergency preparedness and management
○ education
○ other [please describe] __________
5. Please indicate the proportion of your work in the following areas:
eg: _50_% public health emergency preparedness
_____% public health emergency preparedness
_____% chronic disease
_____% infectious disease
_____% injury
_____% environmental health
_____% school health
_____% international health
The questions 6-14 pertain to the content of the CDC Public Health Law News. Please choose one answer for each of the following questions. |
6. What is your primary reason for reading the News?
○ to keep abreast of current issues in public health to improve my effectiveness as a practitioner or policy maker
○ to increase my general knowledge of legal developments in public health
○ for academic purposes
○ other [please describe] __________
7. If you are a student, please indicate how the News is utilized in your course:
○ supplemental readings
○ basis for class discussion
○ basis for research papers
○ other [please describe] __________
○ not applicable
8. How often does information found in the News apply directly to your work?
○ frequently
○ occasionally
○ seldom
○ never
9. Please describe how you have used information presented in the News to further your work in public health policy or practice.
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10. How could the content of the News better meet your needs?
__________________________________________________
11. Are there any specific public health topics, legal topics, or jurisdictions for which you would prefer to see more News coverage?
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12. Are there any specific public health topics, legal topics or jurisdictions for which you would prefer to see less News coverage?
__________________________________________________
13. What do you most like about the News?
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14. What do you most dislike about the News? _________________________________________________
Questions 15-20 pertain to the format of the CDC Public Health Law News. Please choose one best answer for each question. |
15. What is your preference for the News’ frequency?
○ once a month is just right
○ I’d prefer weekly
○ I’d prefer twice a month
○ other [please describe] __________
16. Do you receive the News via RSS feed?
○ yes
○ no
17. Please rate the length of the News item abstracts:
○ too long
○ too brief
○ appropriate
18. What sections, if any, would you like to see more of in the News? Please choose all that apply:
□ announcements
□ News item abstracts
□ court opinions
□ journal articles
□ Law Behind the News
□ New Tools in Public Health Law
□ Quiz
□ other [please describe] __________
19. What sections, if any, would you like to see less of in the News? Please choose all that apply:
□ announcements
□ News item abstracts
□ court opinions
□ journal articles
□ Law Behind the News
□ other [please describe] __________
20. Do you use the News archive located on the CDC Public Health Law Program Website?
○ frequently
○ occasionally
○ never
The CDC Public Health Law News is part of a larger resource of materials available through the CDC Public Health Law Program Website, providing users with a wide range of information resources on public health emergency law, training materials, coordination across jurisdictions and sectors, and best practices. Questions 21-25 pertain to Internet-based legal resources in public health. |
21. Please rate the importance of a central, Web-based repository for information pertaining to public health and law, including emergency legal preparedness:
○ very
○ indifferent
○ unimportant
22. Please rank the types of legal materials most relevant to your work:
Materials |
Very Highly Relevant |
Highly Relevant |
Occasionally Relevant |
Never Relevant |
judicial opinions |
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attorney general opinions |
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emergency orders |
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public health-related executive orders |
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public health-related statutory or regulatory waivers |
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text of legislation |
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text of regulations or other agency actions |
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law review articles |
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American Law Reports |
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bench books |
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other |
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23. Please select the sources of information on public health policy or research used in your work:
□ Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
□ Emerging Infectious Diseases
□ Preventing Chronic Disease
□ American Journal of Public Health
□ Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
□ Journal of the American Medical Association
□ Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
□ other public health / healthcare / emergency preparedness journals [please describe] ______________________________
24. Would you use a regularly-updated Website with collected materials on public health law and emergency preparedness materials?
○ yes
○ no
25. Please describe features and kinds of information you would like to see in a comprehensive, Internet-based resource for public health emergency legal preparedness, public health, and law.
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| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | ATTACHMENT 2 |
| Author | elo3 |
| Last Modified By | bmm1 |
| File Modified | 2009-03-11 |
| File Created | 2009-03-11 |