Business May 28 th & 29 th, 2014 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR Risky

Health & Wellness: more than the absence of disease Dimensions of Health – Physical – Emotional – Occupational/Financial – Spiritual – Social – Intellectual Framework for Health Wellness Wheel

4 Seasons – Health across the lifespan 4 Dimensions of Health – Physical, social, intellectual, spiritual 4 Natures – Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual Meanings vary by culture Framework for Health Medicine Wheel

Injury Prevention Data Quality & Literacy Data Quality & Literacy Preventive Care Preventive Care Sexual Health Sexual Health Cancer & Diabetes Cancer & Diabetes NW Tribal EpiCenter EpiCenter Projects Immunizations Project IDEA-NW Project Injury Prevention Program We R Native Western Tribal Diabetes Project (WTDP) Cancer Project THRIVE Suicide Prevention Project Red Talon

Concept: Data as a “Language” Data: “written word” to translate – Merriam-Webster definition: “Facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something” Statistics: tool used to turn data into something we can understand – Merriam-Webster definition: “A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of data.”

Data & Public Health “The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems” Epidemiology Biostatistics “Biostatistics are statistics that are applied specifically to biological and health sciences.”

Wake-Up Poll 1. I am confident that I can learn statistics and data analysis. AgreeDisagree

Wake-Up Poll 2. I think data and statistics are useful for me in my job and life. AgreeDisagree

Data & Public Health Statistical terminology is both vague and specific. It is difficult to get good resources Because the teaching of statistics is comparatively recent, there is little developed teaching knowledge Technology is forever advancing, requiring regular updating of materials and teaching approaches. Subject of data/statistics is often met with apprehension

Data & Public Health Immediately applicable to life, and links in with interesting and diverse contexts. Studying statistics enables class discussion and debate. Statistics is necessary and does good. The study of data and chance can change the way people see the world. Technological advances have put the power for real statistical analysis into the hands of students. Because the teaching of statistics is new, individuals can make a difference in the way statistics is viewed and taught. However, data/statistics is important and can be fun if approached with the right mindset

Interpreting Statistical Findings Target population Sample size Inclusion and exclusion criteria Distribution of data Magnitude of association Confidence intervals Confounders, mediators, moderators, interactions, etc. Overall quality of the data Ideas for dissemination Things to keep in mind:

Contact information: IDEA NW program Kristyn Bigback Sujata Joshi