Searching for Data
- Describe three unique features of PubMed database that sets this database apart from other evidence-based search engines.
- Compare and contrast two additional databases and reference your selected topic, by using the Cochrane Collaboration and Medline as your search engines.
- Determine how you applied the three key questions when deciding which database to use.
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- For this Discussion, you will investigate how another organization conducts assessments. Begin by finding out whatever you can through Web searching about your local or state health department’s approach to assessment and strategic planning. Find out also if there are initiatives at the state level to coordinate health assessments from the various communities in the state. If so, are there tools and forms available to do that? (See the Iowa state Web site as an example: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/chnahip/reports_2005.asp.) Then locate and interview someone who has been involved in community health assessment and strategic planning at either a local or state level. To find a person to interview, contact your local health department. Depending on the size of the department, you may wish to ask to interview the director or else ask to be referred to someone who has participated in assessment and strategic planning. If you prefer, you could instead call your state health department; each state should have personnel who deal with coordinating strategic plans from individual counties, and one of these individuals might be a good person to interview. Your interview may be conducted over the phone or via e-mail, or in person if you prefer. (Note: You must transcribe or summarize your interview and post it.) Prepare your thoughts and questions carefully in advance so you can be succinct in your interview. In your interview, you should ask them questions along these lines, as well as any other questions you think are appropriate to the organization or individual you are working with: 1. How do you assess the needs of your community? How often do you conduct assessments? 2. What use did you make of the assessment data? Did you develop a strategic plan or something similar for your department and/or for the community? Please describe this plan. (For example, how detailed is it? Is it a long-range plan?) 3. What are your thoughts about the assessment process? How well is it working? What are specifc strengths of the process from your perspectives? Any barriers or difficulties to overcome? Then: # Identify the organization and title of the person you contacted (for privacy purposes, however, do not identify the name of the person you interviewed). # Summarize the findings of your interview, highlighting what you found most surprising or interesting regarding the challenges and benefits of the community health assessment process. Is there anything you would do differently or do you have suggestions for improvement? # Post a transcript or detailed summary of the interview as an attachment; this will allow other students who are interested to learn more about this organization’s assessment process.
- By reviewing demographic data and comparing county data with state and national data, you will be able to determine how your county compares to others across the nation.
- What is a data warehouse, and how can it be used? How is it different than data stores and data marts?
- Microsoft Office states that scatter plots are most often used for “displaying and comparing numeric values, such as scientific, statistical, and engineering data” (Microsoft Office, 2012). These types of charts are useful for showing the relationships among the numeric values of data. I believe that medical researchers tend to use scatter plots as a way to show their completed data from any of their studies. The Census Bureau would use the scatter plot to show the population of the U.S.
- Key concepts in searching the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed/MEDLINE database, the Chamberlain Library’s EBSCO/CINAHL database, and Google Scholar.
- Key concepts in searching the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed/MEDLINE database, the Chamberlain Library’s
- Searching the Cushions for Change
- you are cultural anthropologist searching for a hidden time capsule from both the Renaissance and the Age of Baroque.
- Explore the Social Psychology Network website, and get comfortable searching for information
- Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy.
