Health Indicators Flashcards
What are health indicators?
Measurable factors that provide insight into health status, risk factors and health systems of populations
Why are health indicators important?
Crucial for tracking progress, identifying gaps and guiding decision making
What is the purpose of health indicators?
Guide monitoring of health results
Improve data availability
Recuse excessive reporting requirements
Enhance transparency and accountability
Enhance efficiency of data investments
What are the main attributes of indicators?
Feasibility
Timeliness
Validity
Replicability
Relevance
Sustainability
What are the different health indicators?
Health status
Risk factors
Service Coverage
Health systems
What is the criteria for health indicators?
Prominent in monitoring of major international declarations
Smart
Scientifically robust
Strong track record of measuring experience
Useful and accessible
What are the three dimensions of indicators?
Domains
Subdomains
Result Chain Framework
What are the four domains ?
Health status
Risk factors
service Coverage
Health systems
What are examples of subdomains?
Communicable diseases
Reproductive
Maternal
Newborn
Injuries
Violence
What are result chain frameworks?
Input, output, outcome and impact indicators
What are the different data sources for health indicators?
Individual-level data
Population-level data
Health-facility level data
Pub lic health surveillance data
What are some examples of health databases?
WHO
NHANES
IHME
World Bank Health of Diseases
Framingham Heart Study Dataset
What is the input indicators?
The resources required to carry out activities
What are the output indicators?
The immediate products or services resulting for the activities
What are examples of input indicators?
Health financing
Health workforce
Health infrastructure
Health information
