Abstract

The Centre for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS) was created in 2016 in Salvador, Bahia-Brazil with the objective of integrating data and knowledge aiming to answer scientific questions related to the health of the Brazilian population. This article details our experiences in the establishment and operations of CIDACS, as well as efforts made to obtain high-quality linked data while adhering to security, ethical use and privacy issues. Every effort has been made to conduct operations while implementing appropriate structures, procedures, processes and controls over the original and integrated databases in order to provide adequate datasets to answer relevant research questions. Looking forward, CIDACS is expected to be an important resource for researchers and policymakers interested in enhancing the evidence base pertaining to different aspects of health, in particular when investigating, from a nationwide perspective, the role of social determinants of health and the effects of social and environmental policies on different health outcomes.

Autoria: Mauricio Barreto, Maria Yury Ichihara, Liliana Cabral, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Roberto Carreiro, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos, Robespierre Dantas da Rocha Pita, Gerson Penna, Manoel Barral Netto, George Barbosa, Liam Smeeth.

Ano de publicação: 2019