The Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice

Front Matter ....Pages i-xliv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-2
 National Systems for Generating and Managing Data for Health  (Sarah B. Macfarlane, Carla AbouZahr, Viroj Tangcharoensathien)....Pages 3-23
 Indicators for Monitoring Health Targets  (Sarah B. Macfarlane, Carla AbouZahr, John Frank)....Pages 25-43
 Challenges in Shaping Policy with Data  (Claire D. Brindis, Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 45-63
 Challenges in Shaping Health Programmes with Data  (Sarah B. Macfarlane, Muhammed M. Lecky, Olufemi Adegoke, Nkata Chuku)....Pages 65-84
 Measure, Inform, Build: Enabling Data-Driven Government Policymaking  (Adam Karpati, Jennifer Ellis)....Pages 85-102
Front Matter ....Pages 103-104
 The Population Census: Counting People Because They Count  (Alphonse L. MacDonald)....Pages 105-123
 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Unique Source of Data for Policy  (Carla AbouZahr, Gloria Mathenge, Tanja Brøndsted Sejersen, Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 125-144
 National Household Surveys: Collecting Data Where People Live  (Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 145-164
 Health Management Information Systems: Backbone of the Health System  (Theo Lippeveld, Tariq Azim, David Boone, Vikas Dwivedi, Michael Edwards, Carla AbouZahr)....Pages 165-181
 Public Health Surveillance: A Vital Alert and Response Function  (Kumnuan Ungchusak, David Heymann, Marjorie Pollack)....Pages 183-203
Front Matter ....Pages 205-206
 Tracking Health Resources Using National Health Accounts  (Thomas Maina, Daniel Mwai)....Pages 207-224
 Data to Monitor and Manage the Health Workforce  (Amani Siyam, Khassoum Diallo, Sofia Lopes, Jim Campbell)....Pages 225-243
 Mortality Data in Service of Conflict-Affected Populations  (Romesh Silva, Nobuko Mizoguchi)....Pages 245-262
 Climate Matters in Health Decision-Making  (Madeleine Thomson, Bradfield Lyon, Pietro Ceccato)....Pages 263-281
 Advancing Health Policy Using a Geographic Approach  (Estella Geraghty)....Pages 283-299
Front Matter ....Pages 301-302
 Seeking Insight: Using Qualitative Data for Policymaking  (Suneeta Singh, Anjali Krishan, Myriam Telford)....Pages 303-320
 Describing Dynamic Populations: Demographic Data Methods  (Ayaga A. Bawah, Fred N. Binka)....Pages 321-340
 Epidemiology for Policy and Programme Management  (Mary Ann Lansang, Rodolfo J. Dennis, Jimmy Volmink, Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 341-361
 Health Economics: Tools to Measure and Maximize Programme Impact  (James G. Kahn, Daniel Mwai, Dhruv Kazi, Elliot Marseille)....Pages 363-382
 Tracking Health Outcomes in Space and Time: Spatial and Spatio-temporal Methods  (Peter Diggle, Emanuele Giorgi, Michael Chipeta, Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 383-401
 Global Health Estimates: Modelling and Predicting Health Outcomes  (Colin Mathers, Dan Hogan, Gretchen Stevens)....Pages 403-424
Front Matter ....Pages 425-426
 A Matter of Trust: Data Quality and Information Integrity  (Sarah B. Macfarlane, Carla AbouZahr)....Pages 427-449
 Opening Data for Global Health  (Matt Laessig, Bryon Jacob, Carla AbouZahr)....Pages 451-468
 Principles and Ethics of Collecting and Managing Health Data  (James Thomas, Sarah McNabb)....Pages 469-486
 Global Health Data: An Unfinished Agenda  (Carla AbouZahr, Sarah B. Macfarlane)....Pages 487-508
Back Matter ....Pages 509-532