Catalogue of Surveillance Systems: Introduction Webinar May 5, 2011 Susan M. Krebs-Smith, PhD National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
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Catalogue of Surveillance Systems:Introduction Webinar
May 5, 2011
Susan M. Krebs-Smith, PhD
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Agenda
• Welcome and Introduction to the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR), and Webinar Session
Susan Krebs-Smith, National Cancer Institute
• Catalogue of Surveillance Systems Overview & DemonstrationRobin McKinnon, National Cancer Institute
• State/Local Health Department PerspectiveDavid Simmons, Minnesota Department of Health
• Research Perspective: Multi-level ResearchJamie Chriqui, University of Illinois at Chicago and Bridging the Gap
• Q & A (Submit questions via chat feature)
About NCCORThe National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research brings together four of the nation’s leading research funders to address the problem of childhood obesity in America.
Mission
To improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and application
of childhood obesity research and to halt—and reverse—
the current childhood obesity trend through enhanced coordination and collaboration
Strategic Plan Goal Areas
Catalogue of Surveillance Systems
May 5, 2011
Robin A. McKinnon, PhD, MPA
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Background
• Interest in childhood obesity determinants has grown from the individual-level to social, environmental and policy
• Childhood obesity research has traditionally focused on individual-level factors
• Less is known about organizational, community and macro-level determinants of childhood obesity
• Awareness of surveillance system resources is limited and therefore few have taken full advantage of available systems
• Relatively little research has incorporated data linkages across the ecological spectrum
Issues Facing Researchers & Practitioners…
What data resources exist?
How do I access the data?
What are the costs?
What variables can I link across
systems?
Where can I find more details?
Previous Solutions…
• Using familiar systems
• Asking colleagues’ advice
• Internet search engines
Catalogue Overview• First-ever online directory of obesity-related data
resources
• One-stop access to data related to environmental and policy factors, as well as health behaviors, outcomes and determinants of obesity
• Includes over 75 systems
• Provides information on national, state and local data resources
• Encourages data-linkage across multiple levels
• Launched February, 2011
• Inclusion Criteria• Relevant to childhood obesity research
• Data collected within the last 10 years
• Publically available, raw data
• Gathered in the United States
• Development• Subject matter experts reviewed each system
for inclusion
• Multiple stages of review for each system profile, including by surveillance system contact
• Additions / updates ongoing
Catalogue Details Inclusion Criteria and Development
Catalogue Breadth of ResourcesExamples
IndividualIndividual
School and Community
Household
Macro/Policy
Agricultural production
Price Data on Groceries,
Transportation
School Wellness Policies
State Snack and Soda Tax
Policies
Federal Nutrition Assistance Program
Participation
Community Crime
Statistics
Household Travel
Diet
Physical Activity
Medical Expenditure
School Nutrition,
Activity
Traffic Fatalities
Online Activities, Behavior
• Allows Users to:
• Identify and locate surveillance systems of interest
• Search by topic, e.g., physical education, disability
• Compare attributes across systems
• Access profile information for systems of interest
• Access other resources of interest, e.g., summary statistics, legislative databases
Catalogue Features
www.nccor.org/css
• Catalogue Feedback / Linkages
• Web-links to the Catalogue
• Feedback overall is welcome!
• NCCOR Measures Registry:
www.nccor.org/measures
• Webinar: May19 2011, 2-3pm ET
• To register: nccor.org, under “Events” / “Webinars”
Announcements
Intended Outcomes of the Catalogue
ProductivityAwareness and use of resources
Identify gaps
Innovation in research
And ultimately…Reduce rates of childhood obesity
Redundancy
Effectiveness of research
A partnership among:A partnership among:
www.nccor.org
Locate Surveillance Systems of Interest
Compare Systems
View System Profiles
Access Other Surveillance Resources