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Finding Public Health Statistics and Data Sources

Finding Public Health Statistics and Data Sources . Catherine R. Selden selden@nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine November 6, 2004. Section Objective:. Identify 3-5 Internet resources for finding statistics and data relevant to public health PH Competency:

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Finding Public Health Statistics and Data Sources

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  1. Finding Public Health Statistics and Data Sources Catherine R. Selden selden@nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine November 6, 2004

  2. Section Objective: • Identify 3-5 Internet resources for finding statistics and data relevant to public health PH Competency: • Analytic/Assessment Skills: Identifies relevant and appropriate data and information sources

  3. Definitions • Data are raw numbers collected and stored at the level at which the unit of analysis was observed. Data must be processed to be of practical use. • Statistics are analyzed raw data reported in a meaningful format. • Datasetsare the major unit of data storage and retrieval consisting of a collection of data in a prescribed arrangement or format.

  4. Context of Health Data • Data are collected to meet the needs of the collector. • Organizations may have biases. • Biases can determine what data are collected, how they are collected and how and what is reported. • READ DATA SOURCE NOTES describing reasons for and method of data collection.

  5. Show Data Notes Example http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/

  6. Health Data Can Be Used to: • Measure wide range of health indicators • Provide comparisons for clinical studies • Assess (some) costs of health care • Identify needed prevention targets for programs e.g., Healthy People 2010 • Evaluate effectiveness of public health programs

  7. Health Data on the Web • Summaries and secondary material • Full reports with tables • Digital versions of data • Full data sets • Spatial data in form of maps for GIS • Limitations: Documentation missing, Confidentiality issues

  8. Finding Data on the Web • Search Engines • Google • Portals • Are subject focused; often do not have their own local content • Organize and point to content created by others • HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics http://www.hhs-stat.net/

  9. Primary Federal Health Statistics Agencies • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov/

  10. Federal Health Statistics Agencies – (2) • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://oas.samhsa.gov/ • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly HCFA) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/researchers/ • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) http://www.hrsa.gov/data.htm

  11. Accessing Federal Government Data • Federal agencies are collaborating to provide increased access to statistics and data by creating new Web sites. • Many subjects, many agencies • One/two subjects, many agencies

  12. FEDSTATS http://www.fedstats.gov/

  13. ChildStats http://www.childstats.gov

  14. PH Partners Statistics http://phpartners.org/health_stats.html

  15. HSRR Database http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search/

  16. Single Federal Agency Data • Individual Federal agencies are also providing Web tools to increase access to their own statistics and data sources including: • Across many data sources • One data source • Program Initiatives

  17. CDC Wonder http://wonder.cdc.gov/

  18. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/ One Data Source

  19. YRBSS – United States, 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/SS/SS5302.pdf

  20. CDC BRFSS http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm One Data Source

  21. CDC Healthy People 2010 Database http://wonder.cdc.gov/DATA2010/ Program Initiative

  22. CDC GIS and Public Health http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/gis.htm Program Initiative

  23. Accessing State Data • Non-governmental organizations • Federal agencies • State Health Departments • State Health Initiatives

  24. Kaiser State Health Facts Online http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/

  25. PeriStats http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/default.aspx

  26. CDC State Health Departments http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html

  27. MassCHIP http://masschip.state.ma.us/

  28. State Statistics Sites http://app2.health.state.pa.us/epiqms/

  29. California Health Interview Survey http://www.chis.ucla.edu/

  30. Questions? Catherine R. Selden National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) National Library of Medicine Building 38A, Room 4S-410 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 selden@nlm.nih.gov; Tel: 301-435-2240

  31. Acknowledgement Based on: • Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self Study Course by Dan Melnick. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm

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