Speak To Your Health! Community Survey Data [Genesee County, Michigan] (ICPSR 36582)

Principal Investigator(s):
Daniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan

This is an external resource to which ICPSR links as a courtesy. These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via Speak To Your Health! Community Survey Data [Genesee County, Michigan]) directly for details on obtaining these resources.

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Alternate Title

STYH

Summary

The Speak To Your Health! Community Survey examines a wide range of issues related to individual and community health in Genesee County, Michigan. This biennial survey is designed by community, health department, and university partners and has been conducted in since 2003. Survey topics include physical and mental health, neighborhood safety, physical activity, nutrition, health care access, cancer, diabetes, sexual health, and smoking. The survey was conducted in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1-U48-DP-001901)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

These data are not available from ICPSR. In order to request use of the complete Speak To Your Health! (STYH) Community Survey datasets, please go to http://speak.gchd.us/data-request-form/.

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Time Period(s)

2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Date of Collection

2003-01 -- 2003-04 (2003 Survey), 2005-01 -- 2005-05 (2005 Survey), 2007-06 -- 2007-09 (2007 Survey), 2009-06 -- 2009-09 (2009 Survey), 2011-10 -- 2012-03 (2011 Survey)

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the Speak To Your Health! Community Survey Data Web site for details on obtaining these resources.

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Study Purpose

Speak To Your Health! Community Surveys are designed by local organization and university partners to identify, monitor, and understand community health and concerns. The goals of the Speak To Your Health! Surveys are to:

  1. Understand residents' health-related behaviors and perceptions;
  2. Provide information for needs assessments and evaluations of projects;
  3. Identify community assets;
  4. Understand the associations between residents' health-related behaviors and perceptions, social determinants, and health outcomes;
  5. Provide training opportunities; and
  6. Develop a community health agenda that is widely disseminated and democratic.

Study Design

Surveys were administered biennially to a random sample of adults 18 years and older in Genesee County, Michigan. Telephone interviews were conducted in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011. In 2011, mailed hard copy forms and online questionnaires were also administered.

The Speak To Your Health! survey model is a community-based participatory approach and was developed by the Genesee County Community Board of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Sample

Random sample of adults 18 years and older in Genesee County, Michigan. The final sample size for each survey is:

  • 1,862 (2003 Survey)
  • 1,665 (2005 Survey)
  • 1,688 (2007 Survey)
  • 1,609 (2009 Survey)
  • 1,160 (2011 Survey)

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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