Epidemiology Symposium: Using Conventional and Non-Conventional Data Sources and Methods for Needs Assessments
Saturday, April 13, 2024
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Location: Junior Ballroom 3, 4
Epidemiology Symposium
Description: The purposes of needs assessment are to identify needs of maternal and child health populations and prioritize the types of programs Title V will fund to address these specific needs. The purpose of this AMCHP epidemiology symposium is to explore and discuss conventional and non-conventional data sources and methods that can be used in needs assessments to adequately assess MCH populations.
Part 1: Conventional and Non-Conventional Data Sources for Needs Assessments: Benefits and Challenges of Use and Interpretation (9-10:15A PT) Session Instructors (*planned): Cheryl Clark, DrPH, RHIA (AMCHP); Meagan Robinson Maynor, DrPH (AMCHP); Martín Ceyala, DrPH (Arizona Department of Health Services); and Dane de Silva, PhD (Virginia Department of Health) Content: Overview/Review of Primary MCH Data Sources Participatory World Café: discussion of the use of conventional and non-conventional data sources, incorporation of data equity, and translating/communicating data into stories
15-Minute Break
Part 2: Methods for Understanding Data from Small Populations and Areas (10:30A-12N PT) Session Instructor: Laurin Kasehagen, MA, PhD (Senior Epidemiologist/Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program Team, CDC) Content:
Discussion: How is equity being incorporated when looking at performance measures? Discussion will include types of disparities (i.e., racial/ethnic, educational, geographical, other categories when stratified show outcome disparities). Differences between populations and samples Definition of small populations Small area methods Traditionally used small area methods: Chi square, Mann Whitney, Fischer's exact Other methods to consider with overviews of pros and cons (i.e., rolling means, synthetic estimates Qualitative methods