Data Use in Action: Resources
A space for the DUC Secretariat to upload files & resources relevant to the Data Use Community in effort to address the needs of community members to help advance their work by providing insight into how others are using data for decision making.
This page is a work in progress draft – we hope to expand this section to allow community members to more easily find various DUC resources organized by use case
Of-Interest Resources:
- Journal Article: Factors that Influence Data Use to Improve Health Service Delivery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. This literature review, published in Global Health Science & Practice, found there was limited evidence to reliably conclude which factors influence data use.
- Presentation: USAID Map and Match Activity. During our September 1st meeting, Merrick Schaefer, Development Informatics Team Lead for USAID’s Innovation Lab, presented on USAID’s Map and Match activity. The goal of this activity is to map global good adaptations and implementations for COVID-19 and to match the solutions to country needs.
- Book: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez discuss how the gender data gap creates invisible bias with a profound effect on women’s lives.
- Training: OpenHIE Academy is a virtual learning source of free courses to increase support for better health information exchange architecture and process. This tool currently includes two introductory courses and will soon feature more advanced courses.
- Podcast: MedxTek Africa Podcast by Dr. Samuel Oti about health technology innovation in Africa.
Below you can find supporting documents pertaining to the DUC (Click “Supporting Document” to expand and view the list)
