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CSSCR Workshop: Basics of STATA (7/15/25)

Description: This workshop will teach you how to get started using the statistical package Stata. The workshop will cover a) reading in data files from different sources, b) basic data manipulation, and c) some basic common statistical procedures. No previous Stata experience required.

  • Instructor: Biying Zheng, CSSCR Consultant
  • Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • Time: 10:00am – 11:20am
  • Location: Savery 121 (Small Lab)
  • Register here.

*New* Call for Abstracts – NAHDO’s 40th Annual Conference (Virtual)

NAHDO’s 40th Annual Conference

“NAHDO at 40: Data and Policy Spanning the Decades”

Virtual Sessions: November 4-6, 2025

Priority Deadline: July 3, 2025
Final Deadline: July 15, 2025

NAHDO’s Program Planning Committee is now accepting abstract submissions for our 40th Annual Conference.

We’re seeking abstracts that explore cutting-edge work and innovative solutions across the spectrum of health data programs, especially as it applies to the collection, analysis and dissemination of claims and hospital data.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The submission form is only for individual presentation abstracts. If you have an idea for a (a) full session, (b) panel discussion, or (c) keynote speaker, please contact us directly at info@nahdo.org

You can submit a proposal to present on any health data topic that is of interest to our target audiences, however, this year’s priority topic areas area:

(1) Strategic Health Policy and Trends: Present how national and state policies are influencing or are influenced by health data programs, including emerging priorities and directives.

(2) Driving Healthcare Value with Analytics: Showcase how you are using data analytics to enhance healthcare value, improve outcomes, and optimize resource allocation.

(3) Leveraging Untapped Data Sources and Closing Gaps: Share your insights on identifying and integrating existing, underutilized data sources, and innovative strategies for addressing critical data gaps.

(4) Seamless Data Linkage and Exchange: Showcase methodologies for connecting disparate datasets and fostering robust data sharing and exchange across systems.

(5) The Future of Data Governance, Privacy, and Oversight: Share updates on evolving data governance frameworks, patient privacy policies, ethical considerations, and robust oversight mechanisms for managing sensitive health information.

(6) Leveraging Advanced Analytics and AI in Health Data: Present your groundbreaking applications of advanced analytical techniques, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to unlock new insights from health data.

(7) Enhancing Health Data Quality and Integrity: Focus on best practices and innovative approaches to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of health data.

(8) Operational Excellence in Health Data Programs: Discuss practical challenges and successful strategies for managing the day-to-day operations of health data initiatives, from data collection to dissemination.

(9) Transforming Data Communication: Visualization and Engagement: Share innovative methods for effectively communicating complex health data and information to diverse audiences, emphasizing compelling data visualization and user engagement.

(10) Wild Card: A topic of your choice that is interesting but outside the box.

Weng Named as Fulbright Scholar for 2025-2026

CSDE Affiliate Yen-Chu Weng and three other UW faculty members have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2025-2026. Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators, researchers, and professionals who will travel internationally to build their skills and connections, gain valuable insights, and return home to share their experiences with their colleagues, students, and more. Dr. Weng, who is an assistant teaching professor in the College of Environment, will be traveling to Japan to share the American experience in environmental conservation, movements, and governance with students and scholars. Congratulations Dr. Weng! To learn more about this program, visit the story to read more.

Rokem Publishes Editorial Article in Aperture Neuro on Sociotechnical Elements of Data Driven Research in Human Brain Mapping

CSDE Affiliate Ariel Rokem recently published an editorial titled, “Human brain mapping at the Singularity” in Aperture Neuro, an open access peer-reviewed online journal affiliated with the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. In this editorial, Dr. Rokem analyzes the progress that has been seen in advancing Frictionless Reproducibility through open data, code re-execution, and the adoption of the common task framework. He also discusses the future of data-driven research in neuroimaging. To learn more about Dr. Rokem’s research, visit the link to read the full editorial.

Friends of NCHS: FYI’s and Opportunities

  1. Please consider responding to the call for comments on NCHS collections to explain how you use the data and why they are important. With the current scrutiny, it’s important to take advantage of opportunities like these:
  2. If you have been affected by disappeared or altered federal data, please see this note from a reporter:
    • Hello – I’m Laura Santhanam, a reporter with PBS News who is working on a digital print article to help our audience understand the parameters of the crater made in the federal workforce, but especially as it has affected the collection and use of data, both in this present moment and how those changes are expected to radiate going forward. I am particularly interested in learning about specific examples of disappeared data or data that have been altered since late January. If you would like to share your story, I am here to listen. Please message me over Signal at 1-662-801-0334. Since things are moving so quickly, we are trying to gather these stories sooner rather than later. Any help is much appreciated.
  3.  The FY26 budget request for NCHS if for a $175 million, which is a reduction from the current level of $187 million. The proposal also calls for NCHS to be moved to the to-be-created HHS Office of Strategy. Please continue to push for NCHS to be well funded.