Catalogue of Surveillance Systems:Introduction Webinar

May 5, 2011

Susan M. Krebs-Smith, PhD

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction to the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), and Webinar Session

Susan Krebs-Smith, National Cancer Institute

• Catalogue of Surveillance Systems Overview & DemonstrationRobin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute

• State/Local Health Department PerspectiveDavid Simmons, Minnesota Department of Health

• Research Perspective: Multi-level ResearchJamie Chriqui, University of Illinois at Chicago and Bridging the Gap

• Q & A (Submit questions via chat feature)

About NCCORThe National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research brings together four of the nation’s leading research funders to address the problem of childhood obesity in America.

Mission

To improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and application

of childhood obesity research and to halt—and reverse—

the current childhood obesity trend through enhanced coordination and collaboration

Strategic Plan Goal Areas

Catalogue of Surveillance Systems

May 5, 2011

Robin A. McKinnon, PhD, MPA

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Background

• Interest in childhood obesity determinants has grown from the individual-level to social, environmental and policy

• Childhood obesity research has traditionally focused on individual-level factors

• Less is known about organizational, community and macro-level determinants of childhood obesity

• Awareness of surveillance system resources is limited and therefore few have taken full advantage of available systems

• Relatively little research has incorporated data linkages across the ecological spectrum

Issues Facing Researchers & Practitioners…

What data resources exist?

How do I access the data?

What are the costs?

What variables can I link across

systems?

Where can I find more details?

Previous Solutions…

• Using familiar systems

• Asking colleagues’ advice

• Internet search engines

Catalogue Overview• First-ever online directory of obesity-related data

resources

• One-stop access to data related to environmental and policy factors, as well as health behaviors, outcomes and determinants of obesity

• Includes over 75 systems

• Provides information on national, state and local data resources

• Encourages data-linkage across multiple levels

• Launched February, 2011

• Inclusion Criteria• Relevant to childhood obesity research

• Data collected within the last 10 years

• Publically available, raw data

• Gathered in the United States

• Development• Subject matter experts reviewed each system

for inclusion

• Multiple stages of review for each system profile, including by surveillance system contact

• Additions / updates ongoing

Catalogue Details Inclusion Criteria and Development

Catalogue Breadth of ResourcesExamples

IndividualIndividual

School and Community

Household

Macro/Policy

Agricultural production

Price Data on Groceries,

Transportation

School Wellness Policies

State Snack and Soda Tax

Policies

Federal Nutrition Assistance Program

Participation

Community Crime

Statistics

Household Travel

Diet

Physical Activity

Medical Expenditure

School Nutrition,

Activity

Traffic Fatalities

Online Activities, Behavior

• Allows Users to:

• Identify and locate surveillance systems of interest

• Search by topic, e.g., physical education, disability

• Compare attributes across systems

• Access profile information for systems of interest

• Access other resources of interest, e.g., summary statistics, legislative databases

Catalogue Features

www.nccor.org/css

• Catalogue Feedback / Linkages

• Web-links to the Catalogue

• Feedback overall is welcome!

• NCCOR Measures Registry:

www.nccor.org/measures

• Webinar: May19 2011, 2-3pm ET

• To register: nccor.org, under “Events” / “Webinars”

Announcements

Intended Outcomes of the Catalogue

ProductivityAwareness and use of resources

Identify gaps

Innovation in research

And ultimately…Reduce rates of childhood obesity

Redundancy

Effectiveness of research

A partnership among:A partnership among:

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