HBSC 6022 Federal Data for Health Research and Policy, Fridays 9am-12pm: In this course, students will develop the knowledge and skills required to effectively use a variety of federal statistical data sets for health research and policy analysis. Each week is devoted to one or two federal statistical datasets--how the data are collected; why they are collected and what health issues they are designed to address; what population they represent and at what geographic scale. Most critically, the lectures will distinguish between questions that can be addressed with a public version of the data and questions that require restricted versions of the data that are protected by federal law and guidelines. Students will read, discuss, and present research from various perspectives (Demography, Economics, Geography, Public Health, Sociology) using these data sources and applying their knowledge of data analysis in their disciplines. Toward the end of the course, the lecture subject matter will become more focused on how to gain access to restricted data and how to protect individual anonymity with best practice disclosure avoidance techniques.
This course is offered both in a 3-credit hour option and a 1-credit hour option. The 1-credit option runs from 9am-10am. The 3-credit option includes a 2-hour hands-on lab from 10am-12pm.
If you are interested in registering for this Spring course, it should be in the catalog for registration in the first week of January. Please also notify Anne Marie at annemarie.summers@ucdenver.edu if you are registering for your required electives so that she can arrange your tuition and fee support.
