8 Dec 2009

The final Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group seminar of 2009 entitled ‘Analytical approaches to filling small area data gaps’ was held on 8 December in the offices of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland in Belfast.

The seminar focussed on some of the analytical approaches that can be applied to the problem of the lack of accurate and reliable population-based data, particularly relating to lifestyle factors, to support public health action at small area levels.

Speakers included (click below to view the presentations):

• Dr. Diane Anderson from the Public Health Agency for Northern Ireland
• Professor Anthony Staines from Dublin City University
• Dr. Julian Flowers from the Eastern Region Pubic Health Observatory.

Additional documents relevant to the presentations:

• Report on Demographic Analysis Synthetic Estimation for Small Areas
• Small Area Estimation Pfeffermann
• Synthetic Estimation Stage 1 Report
• Synthetic Estimation Stage 2 Report
• Synthetic Estimation Stage 3 Report
• Tikkiwall and Ghiya 2000

A video of the event is available below.

The views expressed in the video are those of the speakers and unless specifically stated are not those of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland