Re: [H+T--Friends] A Data Question

Ed, I'm working with a colleague in NYC who mentions that hospital data on this precise topic are available there. Not sure about other cities though. A. -- Andrés Villaveces MD MPH PhD Behavioral & Social Sciences Researcher Health & Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment Units The RAND Corporation 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington, VA 22202-5050 Ph: +1 (703) 413-1100 Ext. 5449 Fax: +1 (703) 413-8111 Cel: +1 (919) 259-2919 Email: avillave(a)rand.org Web: http://www.rand.org ________________________________________ From: h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net [h+t--friends-bounces(a)chrispy.net] on behalf of Ed Christopher [edc(a)berwyned.com] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 4:41 PM To: TRB Health and Transportation Subject: [H+T--Friends] A Data Question It was nice to see everyone at TRB. While there I was in a discussion about the probably that bike crashes that result in injuries might be under represented in our crash data. Especially when you consider that a high percentage of the crashes do not involve a motor vehicle and never make it to police records. If i were trying to get a handle on this at a regional or state level are there any "non-traditional" sources of data like hospital records that can be used. Anyone doing any work in this area? This is becoming ever so important as we see more and mode shifting going on. _______________________________________________ H+T--Friends mailing list H+T--Friends(a)ryoko.chrispy.net http://ryoko.chrispy.net/mailman/listinfo/h+t--friends __________________________________________________________________________ This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.