OCHNA DATA
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OCHNA Online Database

OCHNA now allows access to the 1998 Survey, 2001 Survey and 2004 Survey results with a searchable database.  Once logged in you can find the topic area of interest and create pivot tables.  Click 1998 or 2001 Survey on the left hand side to find out more about the OCHNA Online Database available exclusively for our Partners.  If you would like to find out more about accessing the database please contact OCHNA and we will be happy to assist you.

DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE ONLINE DATABASE
Print out the directions and reference them as you become familiar with the online database. Click here for the directions.   Directions are in PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

Below is a description of how data is collected by OCHNA.

Data Collection
Primary Data Collection
The Orange County Health Needs Assessment performs a survey of Orange County’s health needs every three years for the people of Orange County and the hospitals and organizations that serve them. The survey is created by using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) as the core module and additional questions based on the OCHNA Steering Committee’s recommendations. The BRFSS is a valuable and proven instrument used in the field for the past twenty years and continues to be the basis for state and local needs assessments.

Click here to learn more about the CDC’s Unique State-Based Surveillance System

Secondary Data Collection
The Health Care Agency of Orange County provides OCHNA with their objective data report which will be made available as part of the overall OCHNA report along with the primary data collected from the health needs survey. The objective data report covers deaths, births, major diseases and injuries, as well as other important demographic information.

Data Analysis & Report Generation and Dissemination
A report will be available after each survey and will include statistical analysis of conditions and trends for Orange County . The report will undergo rigorous review and be widely distributed to providers and stakeholders. OCHNA will make it available to business leaders, policy makers and community based organizations that have the potential to create programs to improve the health status of the county.