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Discounting Health Grades for Disparity: The 2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card
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4 06 2023
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Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 2023; 20
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Alternative Title:Prev Chronic Dis
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Description:We describe updates to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's methodology for a state health report card, first described in Preventing Chronic Disease in 2010, and the considerations that were weighed in making those updates. These methods have been used since 2006 to issue a periodic report entitled Health of Wisconsin Report Card. The report highlights Wisconsin's standing among other states and serves as an example for others seeking to measure and improve their population's health. For 2021, we revisited our approach with an increased emphasis on disparities and health equity, which required many choices about data, analysis, and reporting methods. In this article, we outline the decisions, rationale, and implications of several choices we made in assessing Wisconsin's health by answering several questions, among them: Who is the intended audience and which measures of length (eg, mortality rate, years of potential life lost) and quality of life (eg, self-reported health, quality-adjusted life years) are most relevant to them? Which subgroups should we report disparities about, and which metric is most easily understood? Should disparities be summarized with overall health or reported separately? Although these decisions are applicable to 1 state, the rationale for our choices could be applied to other states, communities, and nations. Consideration of the purpose, audience, and context for health and equity policy making is important in developing report cards and other tools that can improve the health of all people and places.
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Pubmed ID:37023356
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10109478
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Volume:20
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