Exploring Public Health Databases: getting off the beaten track
Cynthia Kahn, MILS, MPH, AHIP
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Public Health Medicine
Focus on populations Prevention & health
promotion Environment & human
behavior interventions Diverse workforce, variable
education & certifications Social sciences integral;
clinical sciences peripheral to education
Observational studies: case control & cohort studies
Focus on individuals Diagnosis & treatment Clinical interventions Well-established profession,
standardized education & certification
Clinical sciences integral; social sciences less emphasized
Experimental studies with control groups: RCTs.
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Focus on populations Prevention & health
promotion Environment & human
behavior interventions Diverse workforce, variable
education & certifications Social sciences integral;
clinical sciences peripheral to education
Observational studies: case control & cohort studies
A Source of Public Health Information Is…
Focus on populations Prevention & health
promotion Environment & human
behavior interventions Diverse workforce, variable
education & certifications Social sciences integral;
clinical sciences peripheral to education
Observational studies: case control & cohort studies
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Sources
Sources
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Health Care Providers Professional
Organizations
http://phpartners.org/find_people.html
Sources
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Health Care Providers Professional
Organizations
http://scholar.google.comhttp://www.nyam.org/library/pages/grey_literature_report
Sources
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Community Groups
Online and Bricks-and-Mortar Possibilities: Social Networking Juvenation Blogs – Google Blog Search Community Health Centers: Search HRSA or MEDLINEPlus
GoLocal
Sources
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Government-based Resources
Surveillance Data
Alphabet Soup: DC-DOH, NCI-SEER, CDC-NCHS
Sources
Human Sources Community-Focused Data-Driven Professionally Focused
Educational Tools Online Resources
Variety of Databases – Subscription and Free Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health
http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/dblist.cfm Himmelfarb Library – Public Health
www.gwumc.edu/library/eresources/edatabase.cfm