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Overview—Data: Finding and Using Information

This chapter looks at the broader picture of this section of the book which is the uses, issues, benefits, and pitfalls of data in the goal of improving community collaboration for public health benefits. This section of the book, the chapter explains, explores what is happening to build the trust and accountability necessary for partnerships in which data sharing is at the center. Data on the causes of death and disease are necessary to drive well-informed, impactful resource allocation and policy decisions. As maintaining health has become more complicated, so has the need for more complete data. Electronic health records has digitized patient encounters, creating an unprecedented volume of data on disease. But, these data alone do not provide the information needed to improve health.