Assignment: Identify Data Sources for Community Health Profile Indicators
COUNTY: PORTAGE OHIO
Instructions:
For the county that you created a profile for in the previous assignments, identify indicators for the types of measures listed below (i.e., structural social determinants, intermediary social determinants, and social capital). You must also identify the data sources you used to find each indicator.
At least three measures of the structural social determinants of health for that county.
At least three measures of the intermediary social determinants of health for that county.
At least two measures of social capital possessed by that county.
Write a short narrative in which you identify the gaps in the information you can obtain using secondary data; and propose how you would obtain these data for a CHNA.
You must cite your data source appropriately (e.g., 2017 American Factfinder).
Click ere for a summary sheet you may find helpful.
Here are some suggested online resources to get you started:
PolicyMap (use the “public edition” tab in upper right of homepage)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Census
Census Data
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ASSIGNMENT CLARIFICATION DOCUMENTS: Please read these two file
Social Determinants Assignment Clarification
Measuring Social Capital – Harpham
