Local Data Needs
Capture broader range of health outcomes (e.g., chronic disease, mental illness)
Measures of health status, quality of life, disability, and developmental outcomes
Techniques for local area data collection and analysis (e.g., neighborhoods and communities)
Data on hidden populations (e.g., homeless, undocumented)
Health behaviors: including strategies to better assess stigmatized or illegal behaviors (e.g., illicit drug use)
Physical environment: including better measures of exposure