HLT 605 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussions

HLT 605 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussions

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HLT 605 Grand Canyon Week 5 DQ 1

Identify five sources of data available at the federal level. What is the importance of each data source in public health funding and surveillance? Describe the information/content that can be found in these data sources. Present an example of an industry that might find each of these data sources useful.

HLT 605 Grand Canyon Week 5 DQ 2

What is the difference between service-based and population-based applications for information systems in public health organizations? Present an example of each application and justify your rationale. Select three other peers’ postings to peer review. Provide appropriate feedback.

 

Online Database or Online Query-Based Report

Select a database from NCHS or complete a query using CDC WISQARS.

Select a specific health concern or injury using the population of your choice. Be sure not to limit your query so you have enough data to evaluate, and include a substantial time frame so you are able to identify trends.

Submit a 750-1,000 word report that provides an overview the database or query results. The report should consist of a demographic description of the chosen population including a review of noticeable trends in morbidity and/or mortality by race, gender, and geographic location where specified.

Based on the results and possible trends, present the implications for public health intervention or involvement.

In your report, include considerations of basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiologic data. As Chapter 13 of the text describes, focus on privacy and security issues surrounding protected health information and how HIPAA protects the confidentiality of the patient. Consider the ethical implications of whether public health organizations have too much latitude in the use and dissemination of epidemiologic data.

Use examples and evidence to support your report.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

MORE INFO 

The NCHS Database

Introduction

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its mission is to improve the quality, safety and value of health care by providing data, standards, information and guidance on health statistics. NCHS serves as an authoritative source of statistical information that helps decision makers understand the current state of health in America so they can address public health challenges.

NCHS is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data to identify and address health issues.

NCHS is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data to identify and address health issues. NCHS is part of the CDC, which is a federal agency that works with partners to protect America from health and safety threats.

I think the government if using this information to try and help us in our daily lives

The government uses this information to help us in our daily lives. They use it to help us understand diseases, how they spread and how to prevent them. They also use it as a way of improving the health of individuals in the United States by making sure that everyone has access to quality care at an affordable price.

The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest healthcare systems in Europe with more than 1 million employees worldwide. It serves some 70 million people across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland through its membership associations including private hospitals which provide NHS services on behalf of local authorities and charities such as Barnado’s Children’s Charity or Marie Curie Cancer Care

CDC is gathering these data for many reasons including understanding patterns of diseases

CDC is gathering these data for many reasons including understanding patterns of diseases.

• CDC is trying to understand the patterns of diseases in different populations. For example, they may want to know if there’s an increase or decrease in a particular disease among certain groups (e.g., people living near hazardous waste sites).

• CDC wants to understand the patterns of diseases in different regions or states (e.g., if you live on a farm and your neighbors are mostly farmers but your own family has never farmed).

Public Health Statistics is a field focused on using statistical methods to research and solve public health issues.

Public Health Statistics is a field focused on using statistical methods to research and solve public health issues. It’s used by researchers in many different fields, including medicine and biology, social science such as sociology or psychology, business and economics.

In this course we will explore how to use the NCHS database for public health research. You will learn about its structure; how it works; what kinds of data are available from each source (e.g., birth certificates); how you can access those data sets through different software packages; how they relate with other datasets such as census records at state level or even national level surveys such as American Community Survey (ACS).

Conclusion

The NCHS database is one of the most important sources of public health data. I think that it is great that the government is using this data to help us in our daily lives and not just to punish us for doing something wrong!