Statistical Workshop on Tracking Public Health Indicators

 Presented by

CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics

CDC Instructor Biographies

 Sponsored by

Oregon’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics developed a 2-day “Statistical Workshop” designed to assist State and local public health professionals, health-related NGO staff, and members of the academic community in understanding the issues related to tracking public health indicators, such as the Healthy People 2010 objectives. 

The workshop was general in scope, and addressed issues that are applicable to staff and researchers working in a wide variety of public health settings.  The course also provided insight into the deliberations and challenges encountered in producing data for a national, comprehensive health initiative. 

Topics covered included:

• Introduction to Healthy People 2010*
• Major Public Health Data Systems
• Variability and Data Suppression
• Small Area Estimation
• Race & Ethnicity Classification
• Measuring Health Disparities
• Age adjustment
• Mortality data
• Web Available Data

To see the learning objectives and agenda click on the following links:

Agenda

Learning Objectives

*Healthy People 2010 is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. www.healthypeople.gov