Poverty reduction is a core target in the international development agenda. Reproductive morbidities include physical disorders such as fistula and infertility, as well as maternal depression and mental ill-health. For every maternal death, there are an estimated twenty women with maternal morbidities. Although these morbidities cause widespread disability and reduce the quality of life, they receive little attention as public health problems. The burden of reproductive health morbidities falls heaviest on the poor who often do not have access to essential health care and services.

More informaiton on the seminar, and the call, can here found in this pdf.

This is an intensive five-day course on the theory and practice of analysis of large sets of linked health or social data at an intermediate to advanced level. Advanced principles of epidemiology are combined with hands-on practical exercises in the implementation of computing solutions. This course follows on directly from the highly successful Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data course run by Professor Holman in St Andrews from12-16 September 2009. As part of the course two lunchtime seminars will be presented by David Preen and Rachael Moorin to illustrate their latest linkage research.

The course co-ordinators are Professor D’Arcy Holman, Associate Professor David Preen and Associate Professor Rachael Moorin.

The course assumes that students have completed Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data or have equivalent knowledge. The computing component of the unit assumes a facile competence in the preparation of computing syntax for SPSS, SAS or STATA and familiarity with the statistical analysis of linked data files at an introductory to intermediate level.

More information SHIP Workshop 2010 pdf.

Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
Time: 14.00-16.30
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010
Venue: Room 46AD03, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH

The Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) offers a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales. It draws its data from each Census (1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 so far), linking the information (on both individual and household) together to form a developing history for each sample member. Data are also drawn from the Registrar General’s birth and death records, among other sources. It is a very important data source for many fundamental population studies. Recent topics of LS research have included inequalities in life expectancy, health and socio-economic status; a profile of the ‘oldest old’; migration trends; the outcomes of cohabitation; the effects of childlessness and of single parenthood in women; and the changing ethnic distribution of the population.

Despite the importance of the LS it remains little-known outside government departments, and yet it is not difficult to use. The aim of this workshop is to describe the LS, some possible research uses of it and how to access it; and to offer hands-on experience of analysing the LS by means of specimen datasets. The Longitudinal Studies of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be briefly described, as will the other Census data resources available for academic use in England and Wales.

Hands-on exercises will use SPSS; guidance will be provided for those unfamiliar with it.

The workshop is free to attend, booking and further information is available here.

Time: 14.00-16.30
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010
Venue: Room 46AD03, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH

The Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) offers a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales. It draws its data from each Census (1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 so far), linking the information (on both individual and household) together to form a developing history for each sample member. Data are also drawn from the Registrar General’s birth and death records, among other sources. It is a very important data source for many fundamental population studies. Recent topics of LS research have included inequalities in life expectancy, health and socio-economic status; a profile of the ‘oldest old’; migration trends; the outcomes of cohabitation; the effects of childlessness and of single parenthood in women; and the changing ethnic distribution of the population.

Despite the importance of the LS it remains little-known outside government departments, and yet it is not difficult to use. The aim of this workshop is to describe the LS, some possible research uses of it and how to access it; and to offer hands-on experience of analysing the LS by means of specimen datasets. The Longitudinal Studies of Scotland and Northern Ireland will be briefly described, as will the other Census data resources available for academic use in England and Wales. Hands-on exercises will use SPSS; guidance will be provided for those unfamiliar with it.

This workshop is free to attend.

Booking and further information:
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2348

Papers are being invited that address the following:

i) New evidence on the linkages between fertility and poverty (at both macro and micro levels)
ii) Barriers to contraceptive use and safe abortion amongst those living in poverty
iii) Evidence on the intergenerational flow of wealth and high fertility as insurance for old-age security hypothesis
iv) Interventions and strategies for meeting high unmet need for family planning among the under-served that have worked (e.g. male involvement, voucher schemes, social marketing)
v) Methodological advances in measuring unmet need for family planning

more details here

It will take place on Friday 23^rd October at the Royal Statistical Society, Errol St, London from 09.30 to 16.30.

Those speaking at the workshop include ESRC Chief Executive Ian Diamond, Sharon Witherspoon MBE, Nuffield Foundation and Patrick Sturgis of the National Centre for Research Methods. The leaders of the pilot projects established by the ESRC to explore ways of encouraging undergraduate social science students to make greater use of quantitative methods and improve their skills will also present their results

There is no charge for attending the workshop, but places are limited and prior registration is required. A buffet lunch will be provided.

To register please return the attached registration form by email to:

john.macinnes@ed.ac.uk

Travel expenses up to a maximum of £75 can be reimbursed for a limited number of participants from outside the Greater London area unable to find funding from their own institutions.

If you would like to apply for this funding please indicate this on the registration form.

More information: Workshop programme and Workshop registration form

The workshops are free and you can book as many as you like.

The first two workshops will be held on 27 and 28 October at the University of Stirling. Book soon to avoid disappointment.

Click on the links below to see further details, and to complete the online booking form.

27 October 2009 (University of Stirling)
Workshop: Working with longitudinal Scottish census data (with a focus on
spatial data)
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2320

28 October 2009 (University of Stirling)
Workshop: An introduction to mapping census data
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2321

15 December 2009 (City University, London)
Workshop: using census data in methods teaching
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2322

8 January 2010 (University of Cardiff)
Census data workshop: using migration data and the ONS Longitudinal Study
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2327

3 February 2010 (University of Southampton)

Census data workshop: changing geography masterclass
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2323

15 March 2010 (University of Essex)
Workshop: Overview of census data resources
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news/eventdetail.asp?id=2328

More to come. See our workshops webpage for a complete list of forthcoming
workshops: http://census.ac.uk/News/Workshops.aspx

The first course “Small Area Estimation” runs from 12th to 14th October 2009.

This is followed by “Advanced Methods for Small Area Estimation” taking place 15th – 16th February 2010.

Further information is available here.

This training workshop is open to academics, non-academics and students and is designed to provide a detailed introduction to the data that are available and how they may be used. The course is introductory and no prior knowledge of the Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) is anticipated.

Further information is available here.