Nature

Global health data precarity: Safeguarding the Demographic and Health Survey program as a global public good

The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, established in 1984 and supported by USAID, was one of the most substantial data collection efforts in global health. It supported the collection of ...
Nature

Conducting the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2023 in Malaysia with focus on methodology and main findings on non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases(NCDs) account for 75% of global mortality, making them the leading cause of death 1. These present considerable challenges, especially in ...

HealthyJoCo survey: 700-plus responses shape Johnson County health data update

Johnson County Public Health has released updated local health data as part of HealthyJoCo, the county's ongoing community ...
World Bank

TOOLS FOR DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE

Survey work is a series of complex processes. At the outset, there is sample and questionnaire design, as well as field training. During the data collection stage, there is monitoring and remedial ...
Health Affairs

Improved State-Level Disability Data Are Necessary For Advancing Health Equity

(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...