D ATA, D ATA, E VERYWHERE Data Leading to Action: From Chaos to Clarity January 19, 2009
D ATA Dexter ended with a list of sources of evidence There are many more sources of evidence available to us Additional data sources: Risk factors Health status Population focused data sources
T YPES OF D ATA Quantitative Numerical data Analyzed using statistical methods Results can be displayed using tables, charts and graphs Qualitative Descriptive data Approximates the attributes, characteristics and properties of a thing or phenomenon
Social Environment Income & Social Status Social Support Networks Education & Literacy Biology & Genetic Endowment Healthy Child Development Employment & Working Conditions Personal Health Practices & Coping Skills Physical Environments Health Services ServieservicesercierviceServic esSsServices CultureGender
R ISK F ACTOR D ATA Community-level risk factor data from YHS Healthy eating Physical activity & BMI Smoking & alcohol use Mental health & school connectedness Canadian Community Health Survey (StatsCan) Healthy eating Physical activity & BMI Smoking & alcohol use Etc. AFM survey School based surveys Example - “What I did in school today”
R ISK F ACTOR D ATA Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) In-Motion Survey Consultation results Focus groups Interviews Anecdotal information from each community Word of mouth Personal experience
H EALTH S TATUS D ATA Chronic Disease Rates CCHS (Stats Can) – self reported Manitoba Health Abstract Database Manitoba Centre for Health Policy Reports Manitoba Diabetes Database CancerCare Manitoba Cancer Registry Etc
H EALTH S TATUS D ATA Self-rated health Mortality Rates Potential Years of Life Lost Premature Mortality Rates
P OPULATION - FOCUSED D ATA Screening Rates Mammography Cervical cancer Immunization Rates Census Data Household income Education level Unemployment rates Population statistics Health care utilization rates
P OPULATION - FOCUSED D ATA FROM P ARTNERS Education Enrollment records High school attainment rates Justice Crime rates Agriculture Farm stress line statistics Child & Family Services Children in care
P OPULATION - FOCUSED D ATA FROM P ARTNERS Municipalities Built environment Water quality Recreation Authorities Activity participation rates
O THER S OURCES OF D ATA
N EXT S TEPS : T YING TOGETHER MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA TO TELL A STORY