Data Sources

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• Data Sources
• Henri Ménager, MPH
• Office of Health Promotion
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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Major Types of Public Health Data

• Reports of health events
• Vital statistics
• Information on health status, risk factors, and
  experiences of populations
• Information on potential exposure to
  environmental agents
• Information on program management
• Information from other organizations
• Information on the health care system

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Reports of Health Events

• National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System
  (NNDSS)
• Public Health Laboratory Information System
  (PHLIS)
• Sentinel Event Notification System for
  Occupational Risks (SENSOR)
• National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance
  System (NNISS)
• Registries

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Vital Statistics

• Births
• Birth weight
• Deaths
• Cause of death
• Immigration
• Emigration
• Marriage

Legally Mandated
Legally Mandated
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Information on Health Status,Risk Factors, and
Experiences or Population

• Surveys
• Have several scopes
• General population
• Vulnerable populations
• State and local level
• Provide information on
• Baseline health status (NHANES, NHIS)
• Morbidity (NAMCS)
• Prevalence of behavior risk factors (BRFSS, YRBS,
  NHANES, PRAMS)
• Use of health care services and identification of
  underserved populations (NHIS)
• Potential for exposure to toxic agents (NOES)

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Information on Potential Exposure to
Environmental Agents

• Measurement of airborne particulates
• Information on vectors (ticks, rodents,
  mosquitoes)
• Information on exposure to known risks (HSEES)

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Information on Program Management

• Number of clients served
• Cost of services rendered

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Information from Other Organizations

• Bureau of Census data
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data
• OSHA and Bureau of Labor Statistics data
• Department of Transportation (FARS)
• FBI crime data
• Consumer Product Safety Commission data

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Information on the Health Care System

• Inventories of health care providers (CDC)
• Surveys on utilization of health services (CDC)
• Tracking of health insurance coverage, access to
  health care, and barriers to access to care (CDC)

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Criteria for Determining Data Sources

• Outcome under study
• Morbidity
• Mortality
• Risk factor or behavior
• Other

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Criteria for Determining Data Sources

• Population Under Study
• National
• State
• Specific study group

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Criteria for Determining Data Sources

• Purpose of study
• Assessment of community needs
• Health planning
• Program evaluation
• Research

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For More Information

• Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report
  http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
• NNDSS http//www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/nndsshis.htm
• PHLIS http//wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/sci_data/misc/
  type_txt/phlis.asp
• NNISS http//www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/SURVEILL/NNIS
  .HTM

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Credits

• Health Information and Surveillance Systems Board
  (HISSB) of the CDC/ATSDR