Using Chronic Disease Data: A Handbook for Public Health
Practitioners
CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of Surveillance and Analysis, has released
Using Chronic Disease Data: A Handbook for Public Health
Practitioners. The handbook, which discusses the use of mortality,
hospitalization, and behavioral risk factor data, is designed to
help state and local health agencies locate and analyze data about
chronic diseases. Examples in the handbook show how data drawn from
multiple sources have been used to support public health action.
Special aids include guidelines for the visual presentation of
data, an age-adjustment spreadsheet on disk, a directory of
contacts for different types of data, and samples of selected
legislation. Copies are available free by calling (404) 488-5269.
Reference
CDC. Using chronic disease data: a handbook for public health
practitioners. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, 1992.
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