Conducting an investigative analysis to understand the wealth-health gap in specific communities requires more than just basic income and health data. It is necessary to consider the various facets of wealth as well as the rates of serious illness and death in specific populations.
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Data Modernization Survey Says…
We recently surveyed public health leaders at the NACCHO360 conference about data modernization to see where health departments are in their journey and what challenges are impeding their progress.
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Elevating Public Health Practice with a Person-Centered, Data Supported Approach: NACCHO360 and Beyond
After three days in Denver for an exciting NACCHO360 conference, the expression that best sums the discussion is public health must be “person-centered and data supported.” This phrase reflects not only the current state of public health but also where the industry is heading in 2023 and beyond.
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Don’t Be a Data Dinosaur and Other Lessons Learned From the Nation’s Leading Epidemiologists
There were more panelists, more research, and more leaders than any one person could fully absorb in the three days of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) conference in Salt Lake City.
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Putting Data to Work to Dismantle Structural Racism and Achieve Better Health Outcomes
Communities needed access to data and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) took action by sharing the Chicago Health Atlas with community health leaders like Lucy. This is her story and the power of the Health Atlas as shared by Lucy, CDPH, and the UIC School of Public Health.
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CHRISTUS’ Communities of Focus Illuminate The Power of Place-Based Analytics
CHRISTUS Health has shown how focus on place with hyperlocal data improves outcomes and reduces health disparities. Leaders took a unique approach when creating their Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) out of their last CHNA.
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How CHRISTUS Health Took Their CHNA from PDF to Action Plan
For CHRISTUS Health, the CHNA is an integral part of their overall mission and health equity strategy. That's why this year they took a new, more data-driven approach that provided deeper insights into the people and places their ministries serve.
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Overcoming Data Lag and Harnessing Hyperlocal Data for Health Equity – Key Takeaways from 2023 Spring Conferences
Recent public health conferences focused on health equity and lessons learned from the pandemic. We engaged in discussions about addressing lags in data releases, getting hyperlocal data, and appreciating the power of place-based analytics.
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Working Towards an Equitable Future, Together
3 key actions from Chicago community health leaders at the inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference focused on leveraging the Chicago Health Atlas to empower the FQHC workforce with data.
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Looking Forward: Data as the Foundation for Smart Cities
Cutting edge technology, rapid innovation and integrated data are revolutionizing the way governments serve their constituents. Smart city projects are at the forefront, finding more efficient, effective, and secure ways to design and deliver services.
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Movement on Data Standards to Better Measure Real Lives
At Metopio, we partner with our clients to think about what data is important to address the questions that are most pressing for them and offer insights on how they should think about getting answers to close the knowledge gap.
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Data Don’ts to Keep You Out of Trouble
Does it feel like data is the road block to progress in your organization? Where is the data? What data are we waiting on? Do we have better data? These questions and frustrations are more than common.
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COVID-19 Insight: The changing landscape of data
The pandemic brought to light the team of players necessary to make public health work. Unfortunately, the infrastructure to support that team is fractured – and data collection demonstrates this perfectly.
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New American Community Survey Data is Available
The American Community Survey (ACS) data just released for 2019 is now in Metopio. This means we now offer 15 years of ACS data on most of our curated ACS topics so you can see how things have changed over time.
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COVID-19 Insight: Working with imperfect and incomplete data
After nearly eight months of regularly updating cases, case rates, testing rates, positive tests and case fatality rates, we wanted to assess where there are gaps and share how you should think about them.
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