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Advanced Analytics

About Advanced Analytics:

The Advanced Analytics Team conducts public health research and data analyses to support DSHS’s mission. The team provides timely, accurate, and accessible information about the health of Texans and informs public health practice through research. The team also helps other programs develop study designs and data analysis plans.

Focus Areas:

·         Public Health research

·         Advanced statistical methods

·         Technical assistance

·         Training

·         Health Communication

Contact Information:

For all questions and project inquiries, please email aat@dshs.texas.gov.

Recent Projects:

Infographics and One-pagers

Asthma-related Emergency Department Visit Trends, 2016-2022

EMS Naloxone Administration Trends in Texas, 2019-2021

Opioid-related EMS Encounter Trends in Texas, 2019-2021

Publications and Presentations

Assessing Factors Associated with Illness Severity for Coccidioidomycosis Hospitalizations in Texas, 2016-2022

Associations Between Current Electronic Vapor Product Use and Asthma Among Youth, Texas YRBS 2021

Associations Between Feelings of Sadness and Current Binge Drinking Among Youth Using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017, 2019, 2021)

Coccidioidomycosis-related Hospital Visits, 2016-2021

Descriptive Analysis of People Utilizing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Texas

Factors associated with MOUD treatment retention in Texas

Nonfatal Emergency Department Visits for Drug Related Poisonings and Mental Health by Border Status, 2016-2021