Three common barriers to the effective use of data to inform decisions and motivate action for the planning of cancer control are (1) failure to recognize the availability of high-quality data, (2) not presenting the data in a compelling format, and (3) failing to place the data in a historical and action context. Overcoming these barriers will go a long way toward demonstrating that high-quality data can be used to accomplish the desired outcomes in a Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) program. The article identifies existing sources of high-quality data, provides examples of effective presentation, and discusses successes in using data for program planning and implementation. The paper is not meant to provide a comprehensive discussion of using data for decision making, instead providing options to help key CCC stakeholders improve the effectiveness of their decisions as CCC plans are developed and implemented. © Springer 2005.
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Black, B. L., Cowens-Alvarado, R., Gershman, S., & Weir, H. K. (2005). Using data to motivate action: The need for high quality, an effective presentation, and an action context for decision-making. Cancer Causes and Control, 16(SUPPL. 1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-005-0457-5
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