Abstract
The Road to Building a Safety Net Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Miriam McGaugh, Katy Rich In order to reverse Oklahoma's negative trend of poor health status indicators, changes needs to occur. The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development (OPCO) within the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) wanted to strengthen Oklahoma's public health safety net by taking a holistic look at Oklahoman's health at the lowest geographic level. Data were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau, OSDH Center for Health Information and the Oklahoma Department of Labor. When possible, census tract and ZIP Code levels were represented to give a more accurate reflection of health issues while securing data integrity and confidentiality. All information was housed in a Microsoft Access database and mapped using ArcInfo 9.1, and cluster analysis was performed using SatScan. The results were a functional database, geographic representations of all data elements, and cluster analysis outcomes. All are utilized to guide the state's community health center program to maximize available resources. Miriam McGaugh Oklahoma State Dept. of Health Community Development Service 1000 NE 10TH ST Room 508 Oklahoma City , OK 73117 US Phone: 405-271-6127 Fax: 405-271-1225 E-mail: miriamm@health.ok.gov Katy Rich Oklahoma State Department of Health Center for Health Information 1000 NE 10TH ST Oklahoma City , OK 73117 US Phone: 405-271-9444 E-mail: KatyR@health.ok.gov |
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