RESOURCES AND TOOLS

General:

➝  Vital Strategies Data Impact Program Factsheet - English / French / Portuguese / Spanish

➝  Training: Access our e-learning modules➝  Data Impact Program Factsheet

Analytics for Public Health Practice:

Developing analytic skills to inform data use

➝  Guide for National Burden of Disease Analysis - English / Spanish

➝  Guide for Analysis of Respiratory Syndromic Surveillance Data to Supplement COVID-19 Surveillance➝  How to Measure and Interpret COVID-19 Surveillance Indicators

➝  Monitoring Continuity of Essential Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for LMIC - English / French / Spanish

➝  Training: Data Analysis for Public Health Practice Online Self-Paced Course - English / French / Spanish

➝  Example: Effective Data Management and Use in the Malawi Health System

CRVS Data Use and Vital Statistics Production:

Timely analysis and production of vital statistics

➝   Production of a Vital Statistics Report: Guide with Accompanying Template and Workbook

➝   Analysis of Mortality Surveillance Data: Guide on the Determination of Excess Mortality - English / French / Portuguese / Spanish

➝   Excess Mortality App Flyer➝   Technical Note on Excess Mortality Shiny App➝   Training: Analysis and Use of Vital Statistics Workshop Overview

➝   Training: Analysis and Use of Vital Statistics Online Course - English / French / Portuguese / Spanish

➝   Training: CRVS Journalism Training Workshop Overview➝   Training: Using CRVS Data in Public Health Journalism Online Course➝   Example: Colombia Annual Report of Vital Statistics➝   Example: Rwanda Vital Statistics Report 2019➝   Example: Lessons from rapid mortality surveillance: findings of a multi-country qualitative process evaluation

Data Centered Leadership:

Maximizing data-informed decision-making

➝   Overview of Data Centered Leadership for Public Health Managers➝   Overview of Data Centered Leadership for CRVS Managers➝   DCL Program Timeframe

Data for Decision Makers:

Empowering governments to use data strategically

➝  Example: Malawi Ministry of Health National Health Indicators For Monitoring Health Sector Performance➝  Example: Malawi Ministry of Health National Health Indictors Handbook➝  Example: Morocco Ministry of Health Regional Health Observatory Indicator Guide (French)➝  Example: Morocco Ministry of Health Regional Health Observatory Select Indicators (French)

Data Reports:

Sharing health data with relevant audiences

➝  Communicating with Data: A Guide to Writing Public Health Data Reports - English / French / Spanish

➝  Communicating with Data: A Toolkit for Supporting Countries in the Dissemination of Public Health Reports➝  Example: Analysis of the Causes of Mortality in Peru - Brochure➝  Example: Colombia Annual Report of Vital Statistics (Spanish)➝  Example: Health State of Brazil 2018 (Portuguese)➝  Example: Peru Ministry of Health Mortality Atlas (Spanish)➝  Example: Sri Lanka Annual Health Report➝  Example: Autopsy-based study on deaths due to gender-based violence in Mumbai - Brochure➝  Example: Autopsy-based study on deaths due to gender-based violence in Mumbai - Report➝  Example: Colombia National Road Crashes Yearbook (Spanish)

Data to Policy:

Bridging the data to policy gap

➝  D2P Online Modules (English / Spanish / French)

➝  D2P Resources (English / Spanish)

➝  D2P Modules – Learning Objectives➝  Policy Accelerator Online Modules➝  Policy Brief Checklist➝  Ten Steps to Developing a Policy Brief➝  Data to Policy Program Overview➝  Quick Start Guide to Health Economic Modeling➝  Health Economics Modeling: 2025 Fellowship on Decision Modeling for Health Economic Evaluation➝  Health Economics Modeling: 2026 Workshop on Decision Modeling in Amua (Decision trees, Markov models)➝  Guía de Comunicación de Resúmenes de Políticas en Salud Pública (Colombia) (Spanish)➝  Guide to Communicating Policy Briefs in Public Health (Colombia) (English)➝   Example: Gestión de la Velocidad - Una Estrategia que Salva Vidas (Colombia) (Spanish)➝   Example: Stop Measles Now - Increasing Measles Vaccine Coverage through Training of Health Workers (Philippines)➝   Example: Keep our Future Generation Alive: Reinforcing Routine HIV Testing and Treatment among Children in Zambia

Digital Data Solutions:

Providing timely access to critical health data

➝   Digital Tools For Public Health Intelligence Handbook➝   Example: Colombia Vital Statistics Dashboard (Spanish)➝   Example: Cambodia Annual Health Statistics Dashboard (Khmer)
➝   Example: Senegal Health Information Portal (French)

Institutional Data Use Policy:

Institutionalizing guidance on data use

➝  Health Information System (HIS) Policy Toolkit

Organizational Design:

Providing a bridge between the data to policy gap

➝  Government public health intelligence units: bridging the data to policy gap

➝  Example: Morocco Ministry of Health: Regional Health Observatory Guide to Establishment and Function - English / French

Public Health Bulletins:

Delivering data to health professionals and the public

➝   A National Public Health Bulletin: Considerations for its Development - English / French / Portuguese / Spanish

➝   Budget Template for Developing a National Public Health Bulletin➝   Public Health Bulletin Communications Plan Template➝   Public Health Bulletin Sustainability and Institutionalization Assessment➝   Public Health Bulletin Factsheet➝   Example: Colombia’s Boletin Epidemiologico Semanal➝   Example: Ghana Weekly Epidemiological Report➝   Example: Rwanda Public Health Bulletin
➝   Example: Tanzania Public Health Bulletin
➝   Example: The National Bulletin of Public Health, Bangladesh➝   Example: Uganda Public Health Bulletin

Scientific Communication:

Enhancing scientific communications skills

➝  Scientific Communication Factsheet

Using Data in Public Health Reporting and Communication:

Strategically disseminating key data

➝  Communicating with Data: A Toolkit for Supporting Countries in the Dissemination of Public Health Reports - English / French / Spanish

➝  Training: Communicating with Data: Writing Public Health Reports - English / French / Spanish

➝  Training: Communicating with Data: Disseminating Public Health Reports - English / French / Spanish

➝  Training: Conveying Health Information to Media & Colleagues Curriculum - Facilitator's Guide - PREVIEW➝  Training: Effective Use of Data in Public Health Journalism – Facilitator’s Guide - PREVIEW➝  Training: CRVS Journalism Training Workshop Overview➝  Training: Using CRVS Data in Public Health Journalism Online Course

Vital Statistics Production Process:

Strengthening business proccesses for producing vital statistics

➝  Technical Guidance for Strengthening the Vital Statistics Production Process - Brochure

➝   Technical Guidance for Strengthening the Vital Statistics Production Process - Guide - English / Spanish / French