There are many sources of epidemiologic / public health data available via online databases. Your task is to explore some of these resources and learn how to generate/access data. Go to the websites below and explore the following systems: WISQARS
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html SEER
http://seer.cancer.gov/%20http://seer.cancer.gov/ BRFSS
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ NEISS
http://www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.htmlhttp://www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html NNDSS
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There are many sources of epidemiologic / public health data available via online databases. Your task is to explore some of these resources and learn how to generate/access data. Go to the websites below and explore the following systems: WISQARS
http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html SEER
http://seer.cancer.gov/%20http://seer.cancer.gov/ BRFSS
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ NEISS
http://www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.htmlhttp://www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html NNDSS
http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/ 1) Select one of the systems above for your post. 2) Briefly describe the purpose of the system and how the data in the system is obtained. 3) Identify a disease or health issue of interest to you – then, query the system and generate a report/data related to this issue. 4) Summarize and explain in epidemiological terms, what you queried, and what your results indicate. 5) Include a graph or figure that you generated from the system.
