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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813724403321

Titolo

Sharing research data to improve public health in Africa : a workshop summary / / Mary Ellen O'Connell and Thomas J. Plewes, rapporteur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-309-37812-5

0-309-37810-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 89 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Political planning - Africa

Public health - Africa

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Establishing Equitable Terms for Data Sharing -- Exploring the Ethical Imperative for Data Sharing -- Enabling Data Discoverability, Linkage, and Re-use -- Next Steps: Maximizing the Use of Data to Improve Public Health -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B Participants

Sommario/riassunto

"Sharing research data on public health issues can promote expanded scientific inquiry and has the potential to advance improvements in public health. Although sharing data is the norm in some research fields, sharing of data in public health is not as firmly established. In March 2015, the National Research Council organized an international conference in Stellenbosch, South Africa, to explore the benefits of and barriers to sharing research data within the African context. The workshop brought together public health researchers and epidemiologists primarily from the African continent, along with selected international experts, to talk about the benefits and challenges of sharing data to improve public health, and to discuss potential actions to guide future work related to public health research data sharing. Sharing Research Data to Improve Public Health in Africa



summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop."--