256597 Integrating Data from Multiple Sources to Analyze Public Health Issues

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 4:15 PM - 4:35 PM

Jennifer Parker, PhD , Office of Analysis & Epidemiology, CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
This presentation will describe how information from multiple NCHS data systems can be integrated to analyze public health issues. Examples and data access tools for integrating information across data systems will be described. In addition the NCHS Data Linkage program will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Epidemiology
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
List two online tools that provide statistics from multiple sources Describe one interactive online tool that provides statistics from multiple sources.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a senior analyst and statistician at NCHS, I have considerable experience with NCHS data, its usefulness for a wide range of topics, and its appropriate use.
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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