1. CHILD HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM Using Data for Advocacy and Policy Change UCLA Center for Health Policy Research California Health Interview Survey Health DATA Program March 2, 2009

2. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Our Mission— improving the public’s health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education.

3. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research DEMOCRATIZING DATA California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Health DATA DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.

4. California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is California’s source of state and local population-based health data

5. CHIS is designed from the ground up to provide easily accessible data that can be used: –To support decision making at the local level and statewide in public health and health care For policy analysis, development and advocacy For State and county surveillance of public health indicators For service and program planning, development, and evaluation –To understand and measure health needs and disparities in California — characterized by ethnic, geographic, and social class diversity California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

6. Rich demographic data, including: –Age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status –Country of birth, years in US, citizenship, mother/father’s country of birth, language/s spoken at home, English proficiency –Employment status, income, poverty level, educational attainment Health behaviors, including: –Physical activity, dietary intake –Cancer screening, flu shot, HIV/STD testing, use of seat belts and bike helmets –Alcohol consumption and binge drinking –Tobacco use (past and current) –Illegal drug use (teens) What information does CHIS collect?

7. Health conditions Access to and use of health care services Health insurance coverage Neighborhood & Housing … and numerous other topics What information does CHIS collect?

15. California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Examples of CHIS impact on policy— California Health Care Reform Los Angeles fast food moratorium Increased access to food stamps for poor families First 5 County Commissions

16. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. Turning Knowledge into Action

17. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. Building community capacity to access and use data to advance program development and policy advocacy

18. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. AskCHIS Community Workshops: in person & online Data & Democracy Train the Trainer Course Datos y Democracia Train the Trainer Course Introduction to Health Data Performing a Community Assessment Media Advocacy Social Marketing

19. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. Guiding Principles Community participants bring valuable assets to the training experience Training adds to community knowledge and skills Relevant application to community work is important part of learning

20. Participants learn how to… –Access, understand, and apply data to planning and advocacy –Identify relevant and appropriate data needed by community stakeholders and policymakers –Collect, interpret, and analyze data relevant to an issue –Use data to support and counter arguments –Communicate data findings to community and media audiences –Develop proficiency using AskCHIS and other online data reporting systems Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance.

21. Health DATA training uses the community context in simulations, role playing, group problem solving with data Participants increase comfort with data and strengthen their use of it following training

22. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. Training participants report –Greater confidence using data –Their work has benefited from increased use of data –Overall use of data increased and is likely to increase –Their organization benefits from knowledge and skills developed by participant

23. Health DATA Data. Advocacy. Technical Assistance. Health DATA training impact— Central California Regional Obesity Program (CCROPP) Lynwood LAX noise abatement campaign Pacoima Beautiful Dental Coalition

24. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Health DATA http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu California Health Interview Survey http://www.chis.ucla.edu http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.eduhttp://www.chis.ucla.edu