Friday, January 29, 2010

[EQ] Health Disparities Calculator - Health Data Tools and Statistics

Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc)
Latest Release: Version 1.1.0 - January 13, 2010
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)

Statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD).

 

Available online at: http://seer.cancer.gov/hdcalc/index.html

“…..This application extends the work published in the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Monograph Series entitled
 Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities, which evaluates measures of health disparities included in HD*Calc. The monograph discusses major issues that may affect the choice of summary measures of disparity and systematically reviews methods used in health disparities research.
Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities is recommended for those unfamiliar with the measures available in HD*Calc or interested in a
comparative summary of available measures of health disparities (PDF).

A second monograph:
Selected Comparisons of Measures of Health Disparities: A Review Using Databases Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives,
uses case studies to analyze the performance and appropriateness of various measures of health disparities.,……’


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