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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
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
• 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?
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
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
Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
Building community capacity to access and use data to advance program development and policy advocacy
Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
• 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
Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
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 DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
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
Health DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
• 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 DATAData. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.
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