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February 14, 2012



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• What is the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center?
• How do I source the data on PeriStats?
• How are the health indicators on PeriStats calculated?
• Is it possible to suggest additional maternal and infant health data sets that could augment the data available on PeriStats?
• Why is data on PeriStats sometimes different from my health department's data?
• Why are data for only certain cities and counties provided on PeriStats?
• For indicators that stratify by race and race/ethnicity how are race and ethnicity determined?
• What are Healthy People 2020 Objectives, and why don't all health indicators on PeriStats cite an objective?
• Why do some printed Web pages look different than the page viewed on a computer screen?
• What is the 'd link' in the bottom right corner of every graph?
• What should I do if pop-up blocker blocked my web page


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