Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington

Analysis and Interpretation of Public Health Data, Part 2

This is an all levels course offering CPH — Free
Date Added to Navigator
Expires

CEU

CPH

Cost

Free

Time to Start

> 5 minutes

Length

0.75 hours

Overview

Add Bookmark

Don't have an account? Create one to unlock the bookmarking feature and other tools to personalize your learning experience.

In the third 45-minute installment of the five-part series, Basic Concepts in Data Analysis for Community Health Assessment, we continue instruction on how to analyze and interpret data for public health purposes, begun in the preceding course.

 

This learning opportunity topic is aligned with one or more of the strategic skills.  

This learning opportunity addresses training topics identified in PHWINS 2017. 

 

Reviewers say, "This is good training with real-life situations and numbers to match. I really enjoyed the practice problems."

And "Go in order. You cannot return to previous content once you've clicked on the quiz."

"Check spam e-mail when confirm registry in this webpage"

What You'll Learn

  • List six measures commonly used in public health
  • Describe the difference between uses of incidence and prevalence rates
  • Explain different ways to measure statistically significant difference
  • Describe how to deal with the problems of unstable rates and small numbers

Competency Terms

Analytical/Assessment Skills
Data Analysis
Community Health Assessment

Related Occupations

Epidemiologist
Health Educator
Program Director
Public health - multiple occupations will benefit
Public Health Agency Director
Public Health Informatics Specialist
Public Health Information Specialist/Officer
Statistician
Student - Professional & Scientific

Related Job Tasks

Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
Conduct community assessments
Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
Analyze & Interpret data

Comments