Examples of Data Use

Margaret McManus and Harriette Fox of Incenter Strategies share their experiences with technical assistance at the DRC. Margaret and Harriette wrote a report brief based on data from the National Health Interview Survey and the National Survey of Children's Health, this fact sheet examines the relationship of race and ethnicity for a set of 12 indicators. Read more here about the work at Incenter Strategies and to download a copy of the report brief “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adolescent Health and Access to Care”.
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Carrie Howland a mother and family leader included data from the Data Resource Center in a presentation at the National Respite Coalition event in Washington DC, in support of the National Lifespan Respite Care Act. Read more here on Carrie's family, work, and download a copy of her presentation to the Massachusetts legislature in 2006, as well as her most recent testimony to Congress.
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This report, produced by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, uses data from the 2007 NSCH to demonstrate the overall health of Colorado children on Medicaid.

This Health of Washington State report used findings from the 2001 NS-CSHCN and 2003 NSCH in their chapter on children with special health care needs.

Barbara Hale has used the Data Resource Center to influence health care policy in the state of Alaska. Read more here on Barbara's work and download a copy of her presentation to "Alaska's Covering Kids Coalition" Meeting in October 2005.
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The Maine Children's Alliance compiled this comprehensive report on the physical, social, economic, and educational well-being of Maine's children.

A report created by Maine Children's Alliance to partner with the Maine Kids Count databook, to provide policymakers with the information they need to improve mental health outcomes for Maine's children.

Action for Children in North Carolina used data in their publication “Outcomes by Income: Low-income children fare worse on many indicators” to examine how children fare on indicators of health, early care and education by income.

The Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) staff produced a 2-page report brief using data on parenting and family life from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health.
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The Alaska Division of Public Health's Section of Women's Children's and Family Health uses data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health and the 2005/2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs to create this Title V Needs Assessment report brief for their state.

The Commonwealth Fund produced a report assessing states’ performance on health care relative to achievable benchmarks for 38 indicators of access, quality, costs, and health outcomes. They included several data points from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health.

The Kansas Health Institute produced a series of publications related to the health of children in Kansas using the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.

The Children with Special Needs Branch of the Hawaii Department of Health created a report comparing CSHCN and non-CSHCN populations from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.

The City of Chicago Department of Health issued a special report on children's health, insurance, weight, physical activity, school absences, organized activities and shared meals with family using the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.

The National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) used data from the DRC in a report on health care access and utilization for adolescents and young adults.

This report is part of the Colorado Health Foundation's "2007 Colorado Health Report Card" looks at physical activity and medical home in healthy children in Colorado.

Margaret McManus and Harriette Fox of Incenter Strategies share their experiences with technical assistance at the DRC. Margaret and Harriette wrote a report brief based on data from the National Health Interview Survey and the National Survey of Children's Health, this fact sheet examines the relationship of race and ethnicity for a set of 12 indicators. Read more here about the work at Incenter Strategies and to download a copy of the report brief “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adolescent Health and Access to Care”.
PDF: 138KB

A second fact sheet by Margaret McManus and Harriette Fox of Incenter strategies documents the compelling needs of our nation's adolescents and the current status of these needs through our system of health care financing and delivery.

The National Academies of Science used data from the National Survey of Children’s Health in a report that offers a new framework for the health measurement of children.

The Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance (CARTA) used data from the DRC in a report on racial/ethnic disparities in adolescent and young adult health.

Presentations related to the National Survey of Children’s Health.

Search survey data from the 2005/2006 and 2001 NS-CSHCN for indicators related to CSHCN health and functioning, access to services, unmet needs, health care experiences, and insurance status.

Presentations and Publications related to the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs and the National Survey of Children’s Health.

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