Watch: Sullivan, L. (n.d.) Quantitative Methods for Public Health (Links to an external site.). Boston University School of Public Health and Population Health Exchange (PHX) for the Mini-Master of Public Health (MPH) (You must register with Boston University to view this)
I reviewed the video, Quantitative methods for public health (Sullivan, n.d.). I had not considered how important context and relevance is to the usefulness of data (Sullivan, n.d.). This made me consider how data regarding the SARS CoV2 virus, for example, must be considered in the context of an individual’s living conditions, access to transportation and healthcare. Further, watching the video made me realize ways to combine data points to describe a disease process. For example, Sullivan (n.d.) pulled data from several different graphics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to describe the burden of diabetes on the population of the United States . One implication for nursing practice is to ensure that data I use to make clinical decisions and propose decisions to community stakeholders is relevant and in context of the community in which the individual or population lives.
Sullivan, L. (n.d.) Quantitative Methods for Public Health. Boston University School of Public Health and Population Health Exchange (PHX) for the Mini-Master of Public Health (MPH).
