Overview
The Surveillance and Evaluation Data Resource Guide for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Programs is an at-a-glance compilation of data sources useful for heart disease and stroke prevention programs conducting policy or data surveillance and/or evaluation.
This guide addresses the broad spectrum of programs supported by the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) and not all sources are applicable to all programs.
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Who should use the guide
The guide can be used by program managers and evaluators in the planning and evaluation stages of heart disease and stroke prevention programs.
How the guide should be used
Data from the guide can be used to compare program impact and outcomes with those of other states and the nation. The data sources are organized by major categories: national and state surveys and tools, registries and vital statistics, and topic-specific tools, such as National, State, and Local Policy tracking.
Acronyms used in the guide
- ACO Affordable Care Organization
- ACS American Community Survey
- AHA American Heart Association
- AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- CARES Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
- CCW Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse
- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CVD Cardiovascular Disease
- GBD Global Burden of Disease
- GIS Geographic Information System
- HCUP Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
- HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
- HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
- MSPB Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (survey)
- NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NEMSIS National Emergency Medical Services Information System
- NHANES National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey
- NHIS National Health Interview Survey
- NIH National Institutes of Health
- NVSS National Vital Statistics System
- SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- WHO World Health Organization
Data Tables
Table 1 - National and State Surveys, Systems, and Tools
Table 2 - Health System Registries
Table 3 - Health Systems Data and Reporting Tools
Table 4 - National, State, and Local Policy Tracking
Table 6 - Data Visualization, Interactive, and Geographic Information Systems Platforms
Table 7 - Sodium in the Food Supply
Table 8 - Social Determinants of Health