Resource Collections
Data for Health Initiative resources have been thematically grouped into collections.
Analytics for Public Health Practice
This collection provides guidance on analytics for public health practice.
CRVS Analyses and Evaluations
These analytical and evaluative resources, generated through the Initiative, form a concise and accessible knowledge-base of outcomes and lessons learnt from CRVS initiatives and interventions. They report on works in progress, particularly for large or complex technical initiatives, and on specific...
CRVS Best-Practice and Advocacy
CRVS best-practice and advocacy resources are based on a combination of technical knowledge, country experiences and scientific literature. These resources are intended to stimulate debate and ideas for in-country CRVS policy, planning, and capacity building, and promote the adoption of best...
CRVS Country Overview
This series of documents describes CRVS systems and work done in partner countries
CRVS Data Use and Vital Statistics Production
This collection shares tools and training materials for using CRVS data and producing vital statistics production.
CRVS Fellowship Reports and Profiles
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative’s CRVS Fellowship Program at the University of Melbourne (UoM) provided fellows with an in-depth participatory learning and knowledge sharing opportunity to work with a country on their CRVS initiatives. These reports are written by...
Data for Decision-Makers
This collection shares training materials, technical tools, and country reports for decision-makers using data to generate health indicators for decision making.
Data Impact Country Overview
This series of documents describes data impact work done in partner countries
Data Impact Program Overview
This collection features tools and fact sheets on using data to improve public health and programs.
Data Reports
Distilling key messages and communicating findings from reports to the intended audiences are crucial aspects of report production. These activities need to be considered as a step in the report production process to ensure that enough resources including time, personnel, budget and expertise are...
Data to Policy Program Overview
The Data to Policy (D2P) program, developed by Vital Strategies and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to bridge the data-policy gap in public health policy by guiding participants through the development of data-driven policy briefs and recommendations that respond to...
Gender Equity Resource Collection
This Gender Equity Resource Collection provides information on incorporating a gender lens into health data collection, analysis, and use. Here you can find training materials, publications, and technical tools covering topics such as gender concepts and definitions, gender-equitable data collection...
Institutional Data Use Policy
This collection provides technical guidance for developing new HIS policy, as well as guidance for updating and revising an existing HIS policy.
Mobile Phone Survey Factsheets
This series of factsheets gives an overview of key research findings in how to improve the performance of mobile phone surveys in low- and middle-income countries
Mobile Phone Survey Publications
This series of publications details the scientific studies conducted in order to improve the performance and quality of mobile phone surveys
Mobile Phone Surveys: National survey implementation guidelines
This set of documents and guidelines can be used for implementation of nationally representative NCD Mobile Phone Surveys.
Organizational Design
This collection offers technical tools for organizational designs.
Public Health Bulletins
This series of resources contains best practices on creating a Public Health Bulletin
SmartVA
This series of resources provides key information on the SmartVA tool
The WHO STEPwise approach to noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance
The WHO STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS) is a simple, standardized method for collecting, analysing and disseminating data on key NCD risk factors in countries.
Using Data in Public Health Reporting and Communication
This series of resources contains best practices on using data in public health reporting
Vital Statistics Production Process
This collection shares technical tools for vital statistics, which is one of the key outputs of a civil registration system and has been an important focus of CRVS system strengthening initiatives.