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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice
Title
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice [electronic resource] / edited by Sarah B. Macfarlane, Carla AbouZahr.
ISBN
9781137549846
Publication
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XLIV, 532 p.) 41 illus., 39 illus. in color.
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Summary
This handbook compiles methods for gathering, organizing and disseminating data to inform policy and manage health systems worldwide. Contributing authors describe national and international structures for generating data and explain the relevance of ethics, policy, epidemiology, health economics, demography, statistics, geography and qualitative methods to describing population health. The reader, whether a student of global health, public health practitioner, programme manager, data analyst or policymaker, will appreciate the methods, context and importance of collecting and using global health data.
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Language
English
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March 06, 2019
Contents
Preface
Foreword
Part I Global Health Data for Policy and Practice
1 National Health Systems for Generating and Managing Data for Health
2 Indicators for Monitoring Health Targets
3 Challenges in Shaping Health Policy with Data
4 Challenges in Shaping Health Programmes with Data
5 Measure, Inform, Build: Enabling Data-Driven Government Policymaking
Part II Major Sources of Global Health Data
6 The Population Census: Counting People because They Count
7 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Unique Source of Data for Policy
8 National Household Surveys: Collecting Data Where People Live
9 Health Management Information Systems: Backbone of the Health System
10 Public Health Surveillance: A Vital Alert and Response Function
Part III Specialised Systems for Global Health Data
11 Tracking Health Resources Using National Health Accounts
12 Data to Monitor and Manage the Health Workforce
13 Mortality Data in Service of Conflict-Affected Populations
14 Climate Matters in Health Decision-Making
15 Advancing Health Policy Using a Geographic Approach
Part IV Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Global Health Data
16 Seeking Insight: Using Qualitative Data for Policymaking
17 Describing Dynamic Populations: Demographic Data Methods
18 Epidemiology for Policy and Programme Management
19 Health Economics: Tools to Measure and Maximize Programme Impact
20 Tracking Health Outcomes in Space and Time: Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Methods
21 Global Health Estimates: Modelling and Predicting Health Outcomes
Part V Principles and Policies for Managing Global Health Data
22 A Matter of Trust: Data Quality and Information Integrity
23 Opening Data for Global Health
24 Principles and Ethics of Collecting and Managing Health Data
25 Global Health Data: An Unfinished Agenda
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