State of inequality : reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health : interactive visualization of health data / World Health Organization ; International Center for Equity in Health, Pelotas.
Publisher:
World Health Organization,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xv, 103 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD-RW (4 3/4 in.)
Accompanying disc contains: feature stories and additional dashboards; maps; report; videos; the Tableau Reader installer. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1. Inequality -- 2.2. Health inequality -- 2.3. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health -- 3. Monitoring the state of inequality in RMNCH -- 3.1. Data -- 3.1.1. Data sources -- 3.1.2. Health indicator data -- 3.1.3. Dimension of inequality data -- 3.1.4. Country selection -- 3.2. Analysis -- 3.2.1. Data disaggregation -- 3.2.2. Summary measures -- 3.3. Reporting -- 3.3.1. Data visualization -- 3.3.2. Feature stories -- 4. The state of inequality in RMNCH : stories from low- and middle-income countries -- 4.1. Reproductive health interventions -- 4.2. Maternal health interventions -- 4.3. Care-seeking for sick children -- 4.4. Childhood immunization -- 4.5. Child malnutrition -- 4.6. Child mortality -- 4.7. RMNCH interventions, combined -- 4.8. Potential for improvement in RMNCH interventions -- 5. Reporting the state of inequality : taking stock -- 5.1. The importance of data disaggregation -- 5.2. Equity orientation of policies, programmes and practices -- 5.3. Equity-oriented health information systems -- 5.4. Reducing inequality across health topics and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Data and analysis methods -- Appendix 2. Assessing health inequality : methodological considerations -- Appendix 3. Visualizing disaggregated data using maps -- Appendix 4. Guide to interpreting the visuals used in this report -- Appendix 5. Interactive visualization of health data -- Appendix 6. Additional interactive visuals : references for further data exploration -- Appendix 7. Patterns of inequality.
Summary:
"Achieving equity in health requires a commitment to monitoring health inequalities which, in turn, necessitates strong, equity-oriented health information systems. High-quality data and robust monitoring systems ensure that efforts can be targeted appropriately and that progress can be tracked. Countries must strengthen health information systems to generate better data and evidence to measure progress. Integral to the health inequality monitoring process is the task of reporting data in a meaningful way. This State of inequality report exemplifies effective reporting practices, featuring the topic of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. The report addresses the challenge of how to best communicate a large and complex body of data in a manner that is comprehensible, flexible and appealing to a wide readership. Feature stories provide an in-depth look at the state of inequality for selected indicators and highlight key observations in reproductive health interventions, maternal health interventions, care-seeking for sick children, childhood immunization, child malnutrition and child mortality. Perhaps most notable, however, is the innovative use of electronic visualization technology. Story-point dashboards, for instance, guide the reader through a succession of visuals where readers can use interactive tools to further explore, sort and filter the data. Similarly, interactive maps and tables engage readers in customizing how data are viewed. The report reveals that significant inequalities exist in low- and middle-income countries in the area of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. The good health of women, infants and children is essential for sustainable development, and there is still much work to be done. Discussions will increasingly call into question how efforts to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health can achieve early and accelerated progress among those who are falling behind"--Pages viii-ix.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.