Environmental Public Health Tracking Seminar Series
Informing Public Health Planning
and Assessment through
Data Access
Becky Buhler, Office of Performance Improvement
Dave Stewart, Environmental Public
Health Tracking Program
October 4th, 2011
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POLL
Have you visited Minnesota Public
Health Data Access before?
a.
b.
c.
I have not yet had a chance to visit.
I have only visited.
I have used/recommended data from
the portal.
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Objectives
Participants should be able to…
• List several topic areas currently
available on the portal.
• Find interactive data queries and maps
on the portal.
• Describe how the portal might be useful
in the local public health assessment and
planning process.
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Tracking Grantees (2011)
4
Audiences
Local Public Health
State & Local Agencies
Policymakers
Non-Profit Organizations
Public
5
Discuss
What job tasks (e.g., work with your own
priority audiences) might online
environmental health data better help you
address?
6
Minnesota Local Public Health
Assessment and Planning Process
Questions?: Becky Buhler ([email protected])
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Tracking Topic Areas
Queries coming soon:
• Air Quality
• Cancer Incidence
• Reproductive &
Birth Outcomes
Topics in development: pesticides, climate change, environmental tobacco
smoke, radon, private well data
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Demonstration
https://apps.health.state.mn.us/mndata/
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Discuss
What additional data topics would you
like to see on the portal?
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Design Considerations
• Top tasks
• Standards & accessibility
• Data privacy
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Upcoming Features
• Additional county-level data
• Additional interactive maps
• Glossary
• Video tutorial
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Staying Informed
• Web sites
• Program: http://www.health.state.mn.us/tracking
• Data Portal:
https://apps.health.state.mn.us/mndata/
• Subscribe (GovDelivery)
• Demonstrations & trainings
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Contact Us
Office of Performance Improvement
651-201-3880
Becky Buhler
Assessment & Planning Coordinator
[email protected]
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Contact Us
Minnesota Environmental Public
Health Tracking
651-201-5900 (or toll free 800205-4987)
[email protected]
Dave Stewart
[email protected]
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Staff:
Jean Johnson
Eric Hanson
Dave Stewart
Mary Jeanne Levitt
Jeannette Sample
Naomi Shinoda
Blair Sevcik
Chuck Stroebel
Barbara Murdock
Jessica Nelson
Leslie Schreier