The Assessment Initiative Technical Assistance Resource Site is designed to serve as a centralized source of information and resources for the Public Health analytic workforce. The Resource Site aims to contribute to the CDC’s Assessment Initiative goals of developing a more effective public health workforce, with an emphasis on health data agencies, and promoting linkage across public health data systems.

A variety of resources and materials have been collected that broadly address the priority topics identified in the needs assessment conducted by NAHDO and NAPHSIS to guide the development of a training program for the public health workforce. These topics include:

Analytic methods

Data management

Data release

Linked file analysis

Data linkage methods and validation protocols

Health disparities

Readmission measures

Basic guidelines for policy analyses

The types of resources include links to courses and educational materials, technical assistance sites, reports and guidelines, data sources, and software. Users should select the type of resource they are seeking from the menu choices to the left, and then browse within the specific topic area for appropriate links.

Development of the Resource Site is ongoing; we will continue to solicit content for the site and will update it regularly. If you have any ideas or suggestion for resources that will complement the Resource Site please submit it to us via the ‘Material Submission’ link in the left hand menu. You can also use the feedback and comments link to provide any feedback that will assist in the continual development and improvement of the Resource Site.

Please note that the materials made available here are not endorsed or recommended by NAHDO or NAPHSIS. This Training and Technical Assitance Resource Site is intended as a database and users should make their own judgments about the quality of a particular resource.

The CDC’s Assessment Initiative provided the support for NAHDO and NAPHSIS to develop this Resource Site, under their joint three year cooperative agreement “Improving State and Local Health Information and Data Systems”.