growing interest in viewing data as a strategic resource
Data to drive or inform policy
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www.aihw.gov.au www.aihw.gov.au
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List of tablesTable 1: Data source information template (for use in Step 1 of the AIHW’s framework forassessing data sources for population health monitoring) .......................................................... 2Table 2: Priority monitoring information area template (for use in Step 2 of the AIHW’sframework for assessing data sources for population health monitoring) .............................. 3Table 3: Data quality assessment summary template (for use in Step 3 of the AIHW’sframework for assessing data sources for population health monitoring)................................ 8List of figuresFigure 1: The AIHW’s 3-step process for assessing data sources for population healthmonitoring .......................................................................................................................................... 1Figure 2: Seven elements for assessing data quality ..................................................................................... 4List of boxesBox 1: Core aspects for assessing the institutional environment supporting a data collection .......... 5Box 2: Major sources of errors ..................................................................................................................... 6Box 3: Aspects of coherence for consideration .......................................................................................... 7
Good reference list for locating the above tables and figures that provide good summaries of the three core steps outlined by the AIHW
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journals.sagepub.com journals.sagepub.com
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likely to be heededmore easily in those who have a more col-lective mind set rather than those morecommitted to a strong individualism.
Thinking through the lens 'for the good of the many' difficult with increased sense of individualism that being fostered politically and also socially, such as with social media.
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. In Australia over theperiod 1998-2004, while there has been a 9%decline in smoking among the lowest quin-tile, the rate of change for the highest socio-economic quintile is 35% (see Table 1). Areasonable conclusion is that anti-smokingmessages have been more successful withbetter off people and, at least temporarily,have increased inequality
Recent increase to tax. cost of cigarettes could arguably just be a tax on the poor - also implications with increase to illegal cigarette trade, which could impact on security of environment and other SDH for poorer people as well
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a zone of complexity thatleads to uncertainty about what works andconsequently to a lack of agreement amongpolicy makers and practitioners
"Too hard basket" can be a common excuse with policy makers who want to avoid change at both government and organizational level as it is easy to get the lay-person to agree. Finding paths through the complexity is the answer here
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