Information needs in public health and health policy: results of recent studies

Information needs in public health and health policy: results of recent studies

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Information needs in .public health and health policy:.results of recent studies

1. Information needs of the. local public health workforce. in Washington State

Washington INPHO

WA INPHO needs assessment

WA INPHO needs assessment

Nature of facilitated discussion

Status of the WA INPHO needs assessment: March ’98

Findings—on two levels

Findings: Information needs

Findings: Training needs

Findings: diversity of needs

Findings: diversity of styles

Findings: tremendous diversity in public health itself

Findings: tremendous diversity in public health itself (cont’d)

2. Information needs of health . services policy makers and policy analysts: pilot data

Health policy information needs

Study participants

Nature of survey

1. Seeking answers to clear research questions

1. Seeking answers to clear research questions (cont’d)

2. Seeking specific statistics

2. Seeking specific stats (cont’d)

3. Seeking info about current practices/policies around US

3. Seeking info about current practices/policies (cont’d)

Assessing data quality

Information needs in .public health and health policy:.results of recent studies

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