title: [Health data at local and regional levels: what methods? What benefits for action?].
abstract: Health data can play a role in health promotion programs either to inform interventions or to raise awareness among health decision makers in their locality. Different tools are available to disseminate health data. Overviews present a snapshot of the social and health situation of a population. They can be carried out at different scales: regional, provincial, municipal or across borders, as was the case in the program ‘Générations en Santé’ [Generations in Health], which covered the French regions of Champagne-Ardenne, Picardie and Nord Pas-de-Calais; and the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg, Namur and Hainaut. The use of quantitative data encountered two obstacles: between-country comparability on the cross-border level and statistical fluctuation for small populations at the municipal level. Qualitative studies complement statistical data and refine one’s knowledge of a situation. They can also enable the inclusion of a participative process.
authors.affiliation: 1.Observatoire de la Santé du Hainaut, Havré, Belgique.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Massot
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vanlierde
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Ceulaer
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: données de santé; programmes locaux et régionaux de santé