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PHMC offers orientation session this Wednesday, 6/3/09

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Sign up for a free orientation to the Community Health Database (CHDB) to be provided by the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) this Wednesday, June 3, 9:30-11:30 am at their 260 S.  Broad Street location. Jefferson is a member organization of PHMC and as such this two-hour training session is free to all Jeffersonians. Space is limited so please RSVP early. 

Learn how to use this unique, locally produced resource to explore the health status of Southeastern Pennsylvanians.

Some of their recent reports include:

Jeffersonians can access the database here.

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PHMC begins the 2008 Household Health Survey

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

The 2008 telephone survey is underway through the end of August. This year they become one of the only health surveys to target cell phone users, too. Listen to a feature on WHYY’s Morning Edition (mp3).

New this year (from the press release):

The 2008 survey will include some new topics/questions including: utilization of the A One C test among those with diabetes, patterns of sleep, healthcare/provider distrust scale, aging in place, utilization of glasses among children, physical activity, and housing and economic questions.

Preliminary results should be available around late October. Earlier survey data is available to Jefferson users on JEFFLINE.

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Medicare Part D in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

PHMC’s latest Data Brief attempts to capture the experience among Medicare Part D eligible older adults in the region.

Six months after Medicare Part D was rolled out, approximately two-out-of-three older adults in SEPA (64.0%) had not enrolled….

Full report (pdf)
Archive of PHMC reports
Generate your own reports using the Community Health Database (requires Jefferson Campus Key)

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