Enhancing Public Health Through Effective Data Management

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Dr. Monsen has had a long career working in the field of nursing informatics.1 She has been an instrumental leader in the Omaha System community of practice. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience in data management and has helped countless health care agencies, Omaha System users, and public health workers improve their data documentation and data management, as well as educate on how that data can be leveraged in meaningful ways. 

Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Outcomes Data and Standardized Terminology, Part 2

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This article is Part 1 of a two-part series covering a presentation made by Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. This presentation was made in October 2017 at the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference. Dr. Monsen describes her experience over the course of her career, working with social behavioral determinants of health outcomes data and finding powerful ways to collect the data, interpret the data, and leverage the data to affect policy and inform community health decision-making.