A Scoping Review of Data Sources for the Conduct of Policy-Relevant Substance Use Research.

Kimberley H GeisslerElizabeth A EvansJulie K JohnsonJennifer M Whitehill

Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2021)

Findings provide a comprehensive resource for using survey and administrative data to evaluate the health effects of SUD-related policies and interventions. The construction of state-level public health data warehouses or record linkage projects connecting individual-level information in state data sources is valuable for analyzing the effects of policy changes. Understanding strengths and limitations of available data sources is important for ongoing research and evaluation.

Keyphrases

public health
electronic health record
big data
healthcare
drinking water
machine learning
gene expression
cross sectional
hiv infected