This video discusses how to use maps to visualize disparities, especially related to cancer, and how to determine when the data has a story to tell.
Learning Objectives
- List some factors to pay attention to when reviewing a map
- Discuss how age standardization can play a role in interpreting data from a map
Video Tutorial
Presented By: Jaclyn Hall
Note: This video refers to the UF Health Cancer Institute by its previous name, the UF Health Cancer Center. The term “Citizen Scientist” is also used, which was the previous name of the Community Scientist Program.
Additional Resources
United States Cancer Statistics: Data Visualizations
This site allows users to see maps of different cancer metrics (deaths, instances of new cancer) by different variables such as race/ethnicity, sex, type of cancer, and location. The data used in these maps are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute.