213358 Healthy People 2020: Building the nation's public health database

Monday, November 9, 2009: 9:10 AM

Richard Klein, MPH , Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Hyattsville, MD
  
Healthy People objectives are evidence based and data driven. Over three decades, the National Center for Health Statistics has built the premier database that supports the Healthy People objectives. This presenter will discuss the data requirements for Healthy People 2020 objectives, the strategies for making the Healthy People data widely available to the public, and demonstrate how users of the data can access and format the data in ways that are most effective for their purposes.

Learning Objectives:
Identify the key data sources for Healthy People objectives. Navigate the Healthy People database: DATA2010.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Health Promotion Statistics Branch Chief at the National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, where I oversee all data used to support the Healthy People objectives. I have been instrumental in the development of data sources, design of the DATA2010 Web site, and the development of policies governing the use of data for Healthy People objectives.
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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