For Local Health Department Use:
Resources
used in the Workshop
Public
Health Data: Our Silent Partner
MS-Excel Spreadsheets: (these
are all small files under 16 k)
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Reference Population Files--------------
for Calculating Age-Adjusted
Rates
the 1990 NYS population profile (used by NYSDOH Vital Records)
Download
nys_reference.xlw
the 1970 U.S. Population Profile (used in cancer
mortality rates)
Download
US_pop_1970.xlw
and the 1940 US Population (used in most Healthy
People, 2000 rates)
Download
US_pop_1940.xlw
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Sample Worksheet --------------
"age_adjust.xlw" is a sample spreadsheet demonstrating how to
calculate
age-adjusted death rates in Excel.
Download
age_adjust.xlw
Handouts: (all in .pdf format)
| Topic: |
(Black & White) |
(Color) |
| Age Adjustment |
(approx. 40k) |
(approx. 92k) |
| Statistics, including confidence intervals |
color only |
(approx. 80k) |
| Risk Measures |
(approx. 4k) |
(approx. 8k) |
Web Links:
Finally, we have added links to websites we mentioned in the workshop:
NYS
DOH Chronic Disease Teaching Tools
NYSDOH
Information for Researchers Page
CDC Website
for Public Health Data:
Our Silent Partner
(All materials, including manuals, facilitator guide,
& answer key are available to download)
and don't forget ...
Visit
the School of Public Health Web Site