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Assessing Statistics and Public Health Indicators
   
Examine the Healthy People website and compare it with the statistical data reported in Health, United States.

Steps
  • Go to the Healthy People 2010 website.
  • Select an indicator from their list.
  • Look for relevant data from the midcourse review.
  • Next explore the sources of this data.
  • Go to Health, United States and find statistics on the same topic.
  • Follow the sources of this data from the sources section in the appendix to the Health, United States report.
  • Explore the website for this source

Questions
  • What are the similarities and differences in the presentation of the data for Healthy People, 2010 and Health, United States?
  • What insights did you gain from the included methodological information?
  • Can you identify alternative measures that Healthy People, 2010 could have used?