Technical Documentation
Active & Completed PHD Project Summaries shows a list of all the current and completed PHD analytic plans.
Data sources & structure: There are over 30 data sources within the analytic footprint of the PHD.
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Open DOCX file, 35.94 KB, PHD Datasets Source and One Line Description (English, DOCX 35.94 KB)
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Open DOCX file, 290.98 KB, PHD Datasets Brief Descriptions (English, DOCX 290.98 KB)
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Open DOCX file, 58.69 KB, PHD Key Facts for working with the data (English, DOCX 58.69 KB)
Data dictionaries: The following are links to the metadata documents that describe in detail the type of information contained in each of the data sources that comprise the PHD.
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Open DOCX file, 1.24 MB, PHD Analytic Data Dictionaries Part 1 (All except APCD & Casemix) (English, DOCX 1.24 MB)
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Open DOCX file, 649.01 KB, PHD Analytic Data Dictionaries Part 2 (Only APCD & Casemix) (English, DOCX 649.01 KB)
PHD Datasets Years covered shows the current years that are covered in the PHD for each dataset.
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Open DOCX file, 32.01 KB, PHD Datasets Years Covered (English, DOCX 32.01 KB)
PHD External User Manual: Using the Massachusetts Public Health DataWarehouse (PHD): From Application to Dissemination.
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Open DOCX file, 121.25 KB, PHD External User Manual 2026 (English, DOCX 121.25 KB)
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Massachusetts Public Health Data Warehouse
Massachusetts Public Health Data Catalog
DPH Data Library
| Date published: | February 22, 2022 |
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