CHILD HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Using Data for Advocacy and Policy Change UCLA Center for Health Policy Research California Health Interview Survey.

CHILD HEALTH POLICY CHILD HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUMRESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Using Data for Advocacy Using Data for Advocacy and Policy Change and Policy Change

UCLA Center for Health Policy ResearchUCLA Center for Health Policy ResearchCalifornia Health Interview SurveyCalifornia Health Interview Survey

Health DATA ProgramHealth DATA Program

March 2, 2009March 2, 2009

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Our Mission—

improving the public’s health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

DEMOCRATIZING DATADEMOCRATIZING DATA

• California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

• Health DATADData. AAdvocacy. TTechnical AAssistance.

California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The California Health Interview Survey

(CHIS) is California’s source of state and

local population-based health data

• CHIS is designed from the ground up to provide easily accessible data that can be used:– To support decision making at the local level and

statewide in public health and health care• For policy analysis, development and advocacy• For State and county surveillance of public health

indicators• For service and program planning, development,

and evaluation– To understand and measure health needs and

disparities in California — characterized by ethnic, geographic, and social class diversity


• Rich demographic data, including:– Age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status– Country of birth, years in US, citizenship, mother/father’s

country of birth, language/s spoken at home, English proficiency

– Employment status, income, poverty level, educational attainment

• Health behaviors, including:– Physical activity, dietary intake– Cancer screening, flu shot, HIV/STD testing, use of seat belts

and bike helmets– Alcohol consumption and binge drinking– Tobacco use (past and current)– Illegal drug use (teens)

What information does CHIS collect?

• Health conditions

• Access to and use of health care services

• Health insurance coverage

• Neighborhood & Housing

… and numerous other topics

What information does CHIS collect?


Examples of CHIS impact on policy—

• California Health Care Reform

• Los Angeles fast food moratorium

• Increased access to food stamps for poor families

• First 5 County Commissions

Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.

Turning Knowledge into ActionTurning Knowledge into Action


Building community capacity to access and use data to advance program development and policy advocacy


• AskCHIS Community Workshops: in person & online

• Data & Democracy Train the Trainer Course

• Datos y Democracia Train the Trainer Course

• Introduction to Health Data• Performing a Community

Assessment• Media Advocacy• Social Marketing


Guiding Principles• Community participants bring valuable assets

to the training experience• Training adds to community knowledge and

skills• Relevant application to community work is

important part of learning

• Participants learn how to…– Access, understand, and apply data to planning

and advocacy– Identify relevant and appropriate data needed by

community stakeholders and policymakers– Collect, interpret, and analyze data relevant to an

issue– Use data to support and counter arguments– Communicate data findings to community and

media audiences– Develop proficiency using AskCHIS and other

online data reporting systems



Health DATA training uses the community context in simulations, role playing, group problem solving with data

Participants increase comfort with data and strengthen their use of it following training


• Training participants report– Greater confidence using

data– Their work has benefited

from increased use of data

– Overall use of data increased and is likely to increase

– Their organization benefits from knowledge and skills developed by participant


Health DATA training impact—

Central California Regional Obesity Program (CCROPP)

Lynwood LAX noise abatement campaign

Pacoima Beautiful

Dental Coalition

UCLA Center for Health Policy ResearchHealth DATA

http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu

California Health Interview Survey

http://www.chis.ucla.edu

http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/

http://www.chis.ucla.edu/

CHILD HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Using Data for Advocacy and Policy Change UCLA Center for Health Policy Research California Health Interview Survey.

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