Running Head: Internet site evaluation
Internet site evaluation
Internet site evaluation
The National Center for Health Statistics website http://www.cdc.gov/nchs . This site is about the health statistics of America’s population, it integrates statistical data so as to help the health practitioners to provide the much needed guidance so as to be in a position to improve health service to these people (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). The statistics is useful in noting problems, supporting researches, identifying contrasts in health issues, analysis of the implication of the health policies and programs, monitoring the trend of the health form in various regions as well as its mode of delivery and documentation of the health prevalence of the population of the affected regions and related subgroups.
The page is organized in several columns; the left hand titled NCHS Home was composed of; Surveys and Data Collection Systems section which provide information on the varied forms of surveys performed like the national health care survey, the national health interview survey, national health and nutrition examination survey, while the publications section gives the user access to varied statistic reports on health is composed of briefs, E-Stats and Data Access section allows access to public use of data on varied topics that have undergone research. Moreover, there is a column titled tools & resources that is composed of the health data interactive section which provides tables and statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.
There is the healthy people section that issues aims and objectives that are to be achieved with a ten year period that is to guide the health improvement and its prevention. There is the injury data and resources which issues of injury morbidity and mortality information and statistics as well as information on injury surveillance as well as tools. There is the classification of diseases, functioning and disability that classified the mortality data. There is the national death index that provided Information on the death index and how to use it. There is also the National Survey Measures Catalog that provided the questions that were used for the patients. There is the NHANES Web Tutorial that enables users to access various forms of information in addition to how to use it. There is the Q-Bank question that allowed access to questions used in the varied forms of surveys undertaken. There are also the response by the staff to recent health policy data requests, the determinants of health and healthcare access and its application among others. Consequently, there is the VitalStats that provides access to varied forms statistics.
There is the About NCHS column that expounds on what the center is about. It handles issues based on the privacy policy of the website; the mission, board of scientific Counselors, issues that deal with budget, employment, survey summaries and brochure as well as the standards available.
There is the ‘what’s new’ column that provides the latest information on the various statistics performed, news and analysis performed among other information. This is closely related to the News and Events that does provide information on new activities being performed and where they are to happen. Lastly, the site provides contact information for the National Centre for Health Statistics as well as other related sites on CDC Data and Statistics.
The site is valid considering it has a government tag on its website, USA.gov. It offers measures to protect the privacy of information in addition to the quality guidelines that ensure quality forms of data are produced and easily accessible. The links that can be reached are related links and external links; these are based on the ‘what’s New!’ section and the CDC Data & Statistics as well as other information on statistics. A health educator could use this site to guide him or her to improve health standards of his or her region and other regions concerned.
Works Cited
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. 7 September 2011. 14 September 2011 <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm>.
