Community Health Assessment Training Handbook

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Section 1 - DHSS Resources
DHSS Home Page
Data, Surveillance Systems & Statistical Reports
Community Health Assessment and Intervention Planning Tools

Section 2 - Community Data Profiles
Overview
County-level Studies
Child Health Profile
   Documentation
   Statistics

Section 3 - Community Data Profiles - cont'd
Stroke Profile
Hospital Revenues Profile
Data from External Organizations
   Social and Economic Indicators Profile
   Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems Profile
Citations
Profiles Exercises

Section 4 - MICA (Missouri Information for Community Assessment)
Overview
Population MICA
Birth MICA
   Drill-Down Variables
   Confidence Intervals
   Drill-Down Indicators
Death MICA
   Age-Adjusted Rates
   Drill-Down Variables
   Maps
   Map for more specific causes within selected cause

Section 5 - MICA (Missouri Information for Community Assessment) - cont'd
Hospital Discharges, Charges and Days of Care MICA
   Zip Code Tables
Cancer Registry MICA
Procedures MICA
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) MICA
Local WIC Provider MICA
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) MICA
Citations
MICA Exercises

Section 6 - Priorities MICA
Overview
Creating the List of Priorities
Additional Information about how the Priorities Formula Works
Interpreting the List of Priorities (Rank)
Other Facts to Consider
Criteria Data Sources
   Amenability to Change
   Community Support
   Death Trend Statistically Significant
   Disability Burden
   Hospital Days of Care
   Number of Deaths
   Number of Deaths Under Age 65
   Number of Hospitalizations and ER Visits
   Racial Disparity for ER Visits
   Racial Disparity for Deaths
   Prevalence/Incidence
   Prevalence/Incidence Trend
   Data Sources
Works Cited
Index