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Turning Data into Action Webcast Series

Turning Data into Action: The Importance of Data Dissemination Webcast - ASTDD's Data and Surveillance Coordinator, Dr. Kathy Phipps, provided an overview of why data dissemination is important and why it's a key component of any surveillance system (May 2017)
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Turning Data into Action: A Developing and Using State Oral Health Data Reports- Representatives from Hawaii and Vermont discussed how they developed their oral health reports and how they have used the reports for program planning, program evaluation and advocacy. (June 2017)

Turning Data into Action: Using the CDC Oral Health Data Portal to Visually Depict Oral Health Data - In the third in this series of webcasts, CDC Division of Oral Health staffer, Valerie Robison, demonstrated how to use the data portal portion of CDC's Oral Health Data web platform for data analysis, visualization and export. (June, 2017)

Turning Data into Action: Infographics - In the 4th of this seven part series, Carole Stampfel from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs provided an introduction to infographics including what they are, how they can be used and how they should be developed. (June 2017)

Turning Data into Action: Web-based Oral Health Data Systems - In the fifth of this seven part webcast series, representatives from Colorado and Minnesota discussed how they developed their web-based data systems with special emphasis on the target audience and necessary resources. (July 2017)
Turning Data into Action: Oral Health Infographics State Examples - During the sixth webcast in this series representatives from Arizona and New Hampshire discussed how they developed and used oral health specific infographics. (August 2017)

Data Into Action: Using Coalitions and Partners to Spread the Message - Representatives from the Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin and Washington Dental Service Foundation talked about how to use outsides partners for data dissemination and advocacy. (August 2017)
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