The Epidemiology Data Service Center (EDSC) provides a variety of services to the MCW community, but primary among them is to act as a resource of epidemiological and other health data for MCW and MCW-affiliated researchers. This page describes this and other services we offer.
. Data services
Do you need an estimate of the number of women who received a mammogram in the last year? Are you looking for descriptive statistics of the state population for the grant proposal you are writing? Do you need to obtain a subset of raw natality data from the last five years? Are you searching for someone to assist your research team in acquiring and linking various databases throughout the course of your project? Whatever your data needs are, the EDSC will help you fill them! We'll work with you to determine what information you are looking for, then provide the desired data to you quickly and in the format that is the most useful for you. If we don't have the data you need, we'll try to point you to a resource that does. . Other services Printed reports and other publications - In addition to its collection of electronic databases, the EDSC also houses summary data reports from various health agencies, books, and other publications that are available for your use. Take a look at our Print Material Catalog page to see what we have to offer. GIS - The EDSC provides geographic information system (GIS) services, such as mapping. We also coordinate an MCW GIS User Group and function as a source of GIS information in the MCW community. Learn more at our GIS Resources page. Newsletter - The EDSC publishes Datum, a newsletter that brings you articles on databases, statistics, and other related topics. Browse through our archives at the Datum Newsletter page.
Whatever your data needs are, the EDSC will help you fill them! We'll work with you to determine what information you are looking for, then provide the desired data to you quickly and in the format that is the most useful for you. If we don't have the data you need, we'll try to point you to a resource that does.
. Other services
Printed reports and other publications - In addition to its collection of electronic databases, the EDSC also houses summary data reports from various health agencies, books, and other publications that are available for your use. Take a look at our Print Material Catalog page to see what we have to offer.