Data and Methods

Public health services and systems researchers use a wide variety of data from many sources to investigate optimal ways of organizing, financing, and delivering public health programs and services. As a resource for PHSSR investigators, this page provides links to both longstanding and emerging data sources that could be useful for designing and implementing scientific studies.

Have additional data sources to recommend to researchers? Email us about them at info@publichealthsystem.org.

December 9, 2013

The goal of Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) is to provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve a community’s health.

November 2, 2012

Abstract: The Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination Study (MPROVE) engages public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in the collection and analysis of measures of public health delivery across a large number of local practice settings in order to e

November 2, 2011

Abstract: The field of public health has surged in public visibility and attention in recent years due to its potential to mitigate leading risks to human health and wellbeing.