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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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SEER*Stat: A software tool for studying the impact of cancer on a population-Day 1 Basic Information-Health Disparities Calculator


Saturday, October 31, 2015 : 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Steve Scoppa, BS, Information Management Services, Inc., Calverton, MD
The purpose of this presentation is to allow participants to select and apply a range of health disparities measures after importing population-based health data into the health disparities calculator software.  Participants will learn how to export data from SEER*Stat into the calculator to generate multiple health disparities measures. The tool allows users to evaluate and monitor health disparities and health outcome risk

Learning Areas:

Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Basic medical science applied in public health
Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology
Public health or related nursing
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe how to use the Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc). Compare different measures of disparities by various social and economic determinants of health such as race/ethnicity, education, socioeconomic status, and geographic area; Explore underlying trends in data

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Mr. Scoppa has provided SEER*Stat training courses at each of the last 12 annual conferences, as well as SEER*Stat training at several other conferences including multiple years at the APHA annual conference. Mr. Scoppa is a senior systems analyst and is the lead developer for the SEER*Stat software as well as the contact for technical support for both applications.
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.

Back to: 1007.0: SEER*Stat- A software tool for studying the impact of cancer on a population (Basic)--2-Day Fee: $350