182791 Interpreting Sources of Health Data

Sunday, October 26, 2008: 2:30 PM

Colleen M. Bridger, MPH , Gaston County Health Department, Gastonia, NC
The section gives participants guided practice in analyzing and evaluating health-related information. They will look for how data is expressed, the epidemiological methods and statistical terms employed, reliability and the additional factors that are used to present health-related information.

Learning Objectives:
Interpret health-related data in a policy or political context Identify strengths & weaknesses of data and their sources

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked as a Local County Health Director and for a Board of Health for over 10 years and am very familiar with the real-world application of integrating research and political realities into public health practice. I am also in my 3rd year of a Ph.D. program in Health Services Research.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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