Section 5: Case Studies
September 5, 2008 | Toolkit
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Data and Data Collection
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Indirect REL Data Collection Methods
September 5, 2008 | Toolkit
Geocoding and surname analysis are the most commonly used indirect methods of race, ethnicity and language data collection.
Project Shares Data Archives of RWJF-Supported Research
November 1, 2004 | Program Result
Since March 1985, staff of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., has prepared, archived, and disseminated data collections created through grantmaking by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
State Health Agency Database Improves Timeliness and Accuracy of Data Collection
February 1, 2002 | Program Result
During 1993 and 1994, the Public Health Foundation continued redesigning its state health data reporting system and to maintain key project staff while awaiting the reinstatement of federal funding.
Planning a Web-Based Immunization Registry for Rhode Island
June 1, 2002 | Program Result
Rhode Island's KIDSNET wanted its registry to meet the needs of Rhode Island's private providers its success depended on it, since nearly 100 percent of immunizations in the state are given by private sector providers.
Harvard Updates Health Data Book to Reflect Current Issues
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
News & Numbers: A Guide to Reporting Statistical Claims and Controversies in Health and Other Fields, a widely used 1989 book by Victor Cohn aimed at helping journalists understand and report on data in the health fields and other fields, was revised and expanded between 1998 and 1999.
Conferences Discuss How to Improve Health Data Survey Collection Methods
December 26, 2002 | Program Result
The University of Illinois at Chicago held two conferences on health survey research methods, one in 1995 and another in 1999.
Revised Edition of "Historical Statistics of the United States" Includes Health Data
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
Ohio State University, prepared a chapter on health, nutrition and physical well being for the revised and updated Millennial Edition of the Historical Statistics of the United States.
In Collecting Data on the Uninsured, States Find that One Size Doesn't Fit All
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
During 1999 and 2000, researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health conducted a study to determine what data was available to states for tracking the status of people without health insurance.
Attempts to Create a Database of Public Health Initiatives Fall Short of Goal
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Washington, developed and maintained a listing of initiatives by public and private sector groups to improve the public health infrastructure.