“You can’t improve what you don’t measure” is a common phrase highlighting the importance and power of data. Indeed, the importance of data was the central theme of the 2021 All In National Meeting. In case you’re unfamiliar, the host of the national meeting is All In: Data for Community Health: a learning network of… Read More »
The United States is currently experiencing multiple, simultaneous epidemics that claim thousands of lives every week. According to the CDC, over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred between June 2019 and May 2020. That’s the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. An estimated 93,000 Americans die annually from alcohol-related causes. Many… Read More »
In an earlier post, we showed how rural prisons and census methods create distortions in county demographic and health statistics. In this post, we add further evidence and discuss the economic, political, and research implications of these potentially misleading data. National survey methodology may contribute to inaccurate data Census policy coupled with national survey methodology… Read More »