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This chapter describes the various activities involved in population health reporting, also known as public health reporting or community health reporting. These activities take place within the knowledge level of the DIKW pyramid. The activities in the first two levels of the DIKW pyramid were discussed in the previous chapters. Conceptual models and indicators were described in Chap. 3, and aspects of data collection were discussed in Chap. 4. Collecting data and transforming these data into information are essential steps when moving from the data level to the information level. Chap. 5 discusses the analysis, contextualisation, and interpretation of this information, to make the step from information to knowledge. This chapter is about presenting and communicating this knowledge in such a way that it can support policymakers in their decision-making on health policy. First, this chapter discusses the importance of population health reporting and the context in which it takes place. It then describes the main quality aspects of good population health reporting. The chapter finishes with a short description of the range of expertise involved and with relevant future developments in this domain.
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van Bon-Martens, M., van Oers, H., Verschuuren, M., Zwakhals, L. (2019). Population Health Reporting. In: Verschuuren, M., van Oers, H. (eds) Population Health Monitoring. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76562-4_6
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