TY - JOUR
T1 - Putting diabetes on the map
T2 - What does population health really look like at the local level?
AU - Ridgeway, Jennifer L.
AU - Lim, Choon Chern
AU - Liesinger, Juliette T.
AU - Smith, Steven A.
AU - Shah, Nilay D.
AU - Montori, Victor M.
AU - Ziegenfuss, Jeanette Y.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Population health data are used to profile local conditions, call attention to areas of need, and evaluate health-related programs.Demand for data to inform health care decision making has spurred development of data sources and online systems, but these are often poorly integrated or limited in scope.Our objective was to identify existing data about diabetes mellitus-related conditions in Minnesota, build an online data resource, and identify what data are currently missing that, if available, would better inform assessment of health conditions in the state.A Web site was developed and populated with existing data and data not available elsewhere.It features functionality identified as most important by users, such as maps and county profiles.The site could serve as a flexible tool for stakeholder engagement, but issues were identified during development, including concerns about interpreting map data and open questions about sustainability, that need to be addressed.
AB - Population health data are used to profile local conditions, call attention to areas of need, and evaluate health-related programs.Demand for data to inform health care decision making has spurred development of data sources and online systems, but these are often poorly integrated or limited in scope.Our objective was to identify existing data about diabetes mellitus-related conditions in Minnesota, build an online data resource, and identify what data are currently missing that, if available, would better inform assessment of health conditions in the state.A Web site was developed and populated with existing data and data not available elsewhere.It features functionality identified as most important by users, such as maps and county profiles.The site could serve as a flexible tool for stakeholder engagement, but issues were identified during development, including concerns about interpreting map data and open questions about sustainability, that need to be addressed.
KW - diabetes
KW - geographic mapping
KW - health information systems
KW - population health
KW - public health
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U2 - 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a5c2dc
DO - 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a5c2dc
M3 - Article
C2 - 24435013
AN - SCOPUS:84901682956
SN - 1078-4659
VL - 20
SP - 411
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
JF - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
IS - 4
ER -