HCMG 4401 Navigating OASIS

Navigating OASIS Georgia’sONLINE ANALYTICAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

Joan TaylorReference librarian

What is OASIS?• Web-Based Tools for Public Health and Public

Policy Data Analysis

• Accessing the Georgia Department of Public Health and Public Policy Data Analysis

• Provided by The Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), Georgia Department of Public Health

Definitions

•Mortality-case reports of selected deaths.

•Morbidity-case reports* of selected diseases.

•*May also be referred to as:•Surveillance or incidence reports

referring to occurrances of specific conditions, diseases, or accidents.

Creates Tables, Maps, or Charts for the STATE of GEORGIA

•Mortality/Morbidity•Maternal Child Health (MCH)•Infant Mortality

Create Tables, Maps, or Charts

•Population Characteristics•Community Dashboards (potential

assessment/needs)•Behavioral Surveys•Health Service Locators

Citing OASIS

•Suggested Citation

• Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS), <name of tool used>, Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP). <Date data accessed> http://oasis.state.ga.us/

Use OASIS queries to:

•Develop profiles and report cards for counties or districts

•Assess community health needs•Prioritize health problems •Evaluate programs•Examine data by census tract to identify

high risk populations, and allocate resources

OASIS queries can also:

•Target problem areas to analyze specific health problems and outcomes

•Create a basis for health communications or health advocacy

•Map several geographic areas to compare varied health outcomes

OASIS –Menu and Other Information

Decide the visual format that you need.•First: select “GET TABLE” or “GET

MAP”

View the Tutorial with ImagesTUTORIAL What do I need? Does OASIS provide

what I need?

• Provides 5 examples • Measures, Years, Ages, Geography

Start screen for M/C web query Live Birth Rate-Use Maternal/Child (MCH)

Maternal/Child -Sample Birth Rate Query- Georgia

Slide or “mouseover” for details

Infant Mortality Rate–GA and Counties

M/C Maternal/Child -“Measures”–”Fetal deaths”

Infant Mortality-PPOR(perinatal periods of risk)

What is PPOR?• Description

Death Rate: Use Mortality/Morbidity-Mortality-Deaths-Percent of deaths

Maternal Death Rate Use: M/C MaternalDeaths/Mat.mortality rates

OASIS-Mortality/Morbidity –All CausesLEADING CAUSE of Death

Statistical Abstract of U.S. Census.gov

CDC- “FASTSTATS”

CDC- “Deaths and Mortality”• Subcategories

Infectious Disease –Try CDC FastStats• Many variables

“Notifiable Diseases”-Past volumes 1983-2011 from Left Toolbar

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