From Data to Action: A Case Study To Disseminate and Communicate Children's Health Statistics to Multiple Stakeholders Through an Online Data Tool-CANCELLED

• Activity Number: 417
• Type: Roundtables
• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
• Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
• Author(s): Kathleen S. O'Connor and Christina D. Bethell and Stephen J. Blumberg
• Companies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Oregon Health & Science University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Keywords: key indicators ; data use ; data dissemination ; children's health ; impact of improved data access

Abstract

Significant investments are made to collect survey data on the health and well-being of children, parents, and families. This roundtable describes an online direct data query tool to improve access to over 60 health statistics. The Data Resource Center (DRC) for Child & Adolescent Health, a project of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) at the Oregon Health & Science University, was designed to enhance data access and use for audiences with various degrees of statistical expertise. The DRC database includes data from several large cross-sectional surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CAHMI works in a collaborative partnership with the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics, and others to achieve its mission.