Navigating Federal Data Sources

The last two years have seen rapid and unpredictable changes to the federal data system. Availability, content and methods of data collection have all changed – sometimes without notice or warning. This CE will cover data rescue efforts, alternatives to federal data sources, and advice on evaluating the utility of data sets in an evolving data environment. Participants should expect to gain a better understanding of the current data landscape and acquire tools to evaluate and use data in a changing environment.

This course is an approved elective for the Data Services Specialization.

Course URL: Pending

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the scope, purpose, and cause for the data rescue efforts, and their current status.
• Review different health statistic resources from federal, national, archived, and non-government organizations
• Evaluate health statistic resources for reliability, transparency, and longevity.

Agenda

• Status and overview of Data Rescue efforts (10 minutes)
• Resources for archived health statistics (25 minutes)
• Resources for health statistics collected by non-government organizations (25 minutes)
• Evaluating health statistics information (15 minutes)
• General repositories with version and access controls ( 5 minutes)
• Q&A (10 minutes)

MLA CE Credits: 1.5