Basic Concepts in Data Analysis for Community Health Assessment
Competencies Addressed
Module 1
Council on Linkages, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
1. Analytical/Assessment Skills
1A5. Identifies sources of public health data and information
1A6. Recognizes the integrity and comparability of data
Module 2
Council on Linkages, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
1. Analytical/Assessment Skills
1B2. Describes the characteristics of a population-based health problem
1B3. Generates variables that measure public health conditions
1B4. Uses methnods and instruments for collecting valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data
1B5. References sources of public health information
1C6. Evaluates the integrity and comparability of data
CDC, Public Health Preparedness and Core Competency Model
2. Communicate and Manage Information
2.1 Manage information related to an emergency
2.4 Collect data according to protocol
CDC, Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Capability 10: Medical Surge
Function 1: Assess the nature and scope of the incident
Capability 13: Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Function 1: Conduct public health surveillance and epidemiological detection
Module 3
Council on Linkages, Core Compencies for Public Health Professionals
1. Analytical/Assessment Skills
1B4. Uses methodsand instruments for collecting valid and reliable quantitative and qualitative data
1B5. References sources of public health data and information
1B6. Examines the integreity and comparability of data
1B9. Interprets quantittative and qualitative data
1B10. Makes community-specific inferences from quantitative and qualitative data
1C2. Describes the characteristics of a population-based health problem
1C3. Generates variables that measure public health concerns
1C6. Evaluates the integrity and comparability of data
This module provides an awareness-level training in the following epidemiology competency and subcompetencies developed by the University of Washington (UW Epidemiology Competencies).
Competency 1: Describe the role of epidemiology in public health.
Subcompetency A: Utilize the terminology and definitions of epidemiology.
Competency 5: Obtain, evaluate, and interpret public health information.
Subcompetency A: Interpret epidemiology measures.
Subcompetency D: Identify and distinguish concepts in biostatistics.
Competency 6: Organize, prepare and display epidemiologic data.
Subcompetency A: Define different types of data.
Subcompetency C: Present data graphically.
