An announcement from NCVHS...
Greetings colleagues—
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics is pleased to share the “Toolkit for Communities Using Health Data: How to collect, use, protect, and share data responsibly.” NCVHS created the Community Data User Toolkit to provide a substantive introduction to the elements of data stewardship to communities seeking to use data.
With the ongoing advances in electronic and digital technology, communities have opportunities to use data to improve community health and the health of individuals living in the community, with increasing complexity and in conditions that did not exist in the past.
The purpose of this Toolkit is to support communities that are using data by promoting sound stewardship practices, while helping them avoid the missteps and potential harm that can result when data users fail to follow sound data stewardship practices. It briefly introduces important principles of data stewardship for communities using health data while providing broad background information and specific tips for data users.
We hope that communities will find this Toolkit helpful as they continue to use data to improve the nation’s health.
For further information please consult the NCVHS homepage.
The NCVHS Team