Turning Data into Action

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Turning Data into Action

• South Carolina PRAMS
• Tajammal Mustafa, PhD, Project Director
• Alexandra Connelly, MSPH, Project Coordinator
• Kristen Helms, MSPH Candidate, Data Manager
• Division of Biostatistics, PHSIS, SC DHEC

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Outcomes

• Raise Visibility
• Set Priorities
• Obtain Resources
• Develop or Modify Programs
• Inform Policy

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Raise Visibility

• Products
• Presentations

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Products

• Quarterly Special Delivery from SC PRAMS
• Yearly PRAMS Databook

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Presentations

• Agency
• Steering Committee/ Analysis group
• Databook Orientation
• Brownbag Seminars
• Statewide
• Regional Presentations
• Minority Health Conference
• Nationwide
• APHA

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Data Requests

• Health of South Carolinians
• Teen Power Conference
• Family Planning Grant
• MCH Block Grant
• HIV Division
• Project Assist
• School of Public Health

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Setting Priorities

• Family Planning Grant
• unintended pregnancy
• MCH Block Grant
• unintended pregnancy
• HIV Division
• Behavioral section of an epidemiology book
  containing HIV and STD information
• describe HIV counseling/ perinatal transmission
  issues