Business May 28 th & 29 th, 2014 Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Portland, OR Risky.

BusinessMay 28th & 29th, 2014

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health BoardPortland, OR

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• Health & Wellness: more than the absence of disease

• Dimensions of Health – Physical– Emotional– Occupational/Financial– Spiritual– Social– Intellectual

Framework for HealthWellness Wheel

• 4 Seasons– Health across the lifespan

• 4 Dimensions of Health– Physical, social,

intellectual, spiritual

• 4 Natures – Physical, emotional,

mental, spiritual

• Meanings vary by culture

Framework for HealthMedicine Wheel

Injury Prevention

Data Quality & Literacy

PreventiveCare

SexualHealth

Cancer & Diabetes

NW Tribal EpiCenter

EpiCenter Projects

Immunizations Project

IDEA-NW Project

Injury Prevention Program

We R Native

Western Tribal Diabetes Project (WTDP)

Cancer Project

THRIVE Suicide Prevention

Project Red Talon

Concept: Data as a “Language”

• Data: “written word” to translate– Merriam-Webster definition: “Facts or information

used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something”

• Statistics: tool used to turn data into something we can understand– Merriam-Webster definition: “A branch of

mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of data.”

Data & Public Health

• “The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems”

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

• “Biostatistics are statistics that are applied specifically to biological and health sciences.”

Wake-Up Poll

1. I am confident that I can learn statistics and data analysis.

AgreeDisagree

Wake-Up Poll

2. I think data and statistics are useful for me in my job and life.

AgreeDisagree

Data & Public Health

• Statistical terminology is both vague and specific.

• It is difficult to get good resources • Because the teaching of statistics is

comparatively recent, there is little developed teaching knowledge

• Technology is forever advancing, requiring regular updating of materials and teaching approaches.

Subject of data/statistics is often met with apprehension

Data & Public Health

• Immediately applicable to life, and links in with interesting and diverse contexts.

• Studying statistics enables class discussion and debate.

• Statistics is necessary and does good.• The study of data and chance can change the

way people see the world.• Technological advances have put the power for

real statistical analysis into the hands of students.

• Because the teaching of statistics is new, individuals can make a difference in the way statistics is viewed and taught.

However, data/statistics is important and can be fun if approached with the right

mindset

Interpreting Statistical Findings

• Target population• Sample size• Inclusion and exclusion criteria• Distribution of data• Magnitude of association• Confidence intervals• Confounders, mediators, moderators,

interactions, etc.• Overall quality of the data• Ideas for dissemination

Things to keep in mind:

QUESTIONS?

Contact information: IDEA NW program

Kristyn [email protected]

Sujata [email protected]