Week 3
Data mining is an important component of any population health outcome analysis. Select one of the following information hubs to address a health-related topic of your choice : CDC Surveillance Resource Center and Interactive Database Systems,
World Health Organization (WHO)
. Analyze the data presented at the national and state levels (New York state) to address the following.
- Identify the information hub and topic selected. Provide a brief summary of the practice problem.
- Compare and contrast national and state levels of data. Use the state of your residence (New York state) as a basis for the comparison.
- Describe how data from your home state compares to data from other states.
- Identify one national organization or intervention related to your selected topic that is addressing the burden of this disease. Describe the impact of the organization or intervention to improve outcomes.
- Share your professional experience related to the topic.
