1. An Introduction to the New and Improved NJSHAD Online Data Access Tool March, 2015

2. Online public health data access tool Public health status indicator reportsindicator reports Interactive data query systemquery system Other data and resources What is NJSHAD?

3. Public health status reports Similar to fact sheets Provide data in tables and graphs, along with explanatory text Topics from many areas of NJDOH Indicator Reports

4. Over 200 reports are online Can be searched AlphabeticallyAlphabetically or Can be searched by CategoryCategory –Outline format –Allows a profile to be indexed under more than one category

5. Categorized Index

7. Indicator Reports

8. What’s In Each Indicator Report? Always Definition Numerator Denominator Why is this important? Graph Data table corresponding to graph Data source Link to view complete profile Sometimes Healthy People objective Healthy NJ objective Related indicators within NJSHAD How are we doing? How do we compare with U.S.? What is being done? Available services Data notes Data interpretation issues Maps or other images Links to other graphical views…

9. Other Graphical Views Default view –Monthly Hospitalization Counts Other graphical views –Annual Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate –Annual Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate by County –Monthly Emergency Department Visit Counts –Annual Age-Adjusted ED Visit Rate by County

10. That’s great, but I need to know about first trimester prenatal care by mother’s age and race/ethnicity for only 4 counties.

11. Query System What is it? –Interactive web-based system that allows users to query public health datasets directly –Users select the variables and values to produce the exact data they need

12. Query System Datasets currently included: –Birth –Death –Fetal death –Infant death-birth match –Inpatient hospital discharge (UB) –NJ Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NJBRFS)

13. Birth Query Measures Five main birth measures Count, birth rates, and fertility rates Adolescent births Prenatal care Infant birth weight Preterm births

14. Query Builder Many variables to choose from Year of birth Maternal age Maternal race/ethnicity Other maternal characteristics Infant characteristics Health care services utilization County or municipality of residence State where birth occurred

15. Query Builder How do you build a query? Choose a birth measure (ex: low birth weight) Narrow your query (ex: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, & Somerset Co. only) Choose row and column variables (ex: pnc onset x plurality) and graph type (optional) Submit

16. Query Results

17. Still need more info? Help pages Definitions and calculations Technical notes about the datasets Query system tutorial and tip sheet Contact info

18. http://nj.gov/health/shad